Hannah Silva

Fraser Ayres

Marcy Kahan

Neil McKay

Lavinia Murray

Alex Bulmer

Simon Wu

Amy Ng

Tara Hegarty

Suranne Jones

Lemn Sissay

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Maggie Steed

Fiona Shaw

Erin Doherty

Chizzy Akudolu

Full Cast

11 BBC Radio Thrillers

11 gripping thrillers from some of BBC Radio's best contemporary writers, including BAFTA- winner Neil McKay 
 
Inventive, intriguing and atmospheric, this eclectic selection of crime, mystery and psychological dramas immerses us in a series of diverse worlds where nothing is what it appears to be, and nobody is quite what they seem. 
 
Wide in scope and disparate in style, the stories range from a police procedural and a dark, dystopian eco-thriller to a shocking tale of modern-day slavery, based on real-life events. Created by a host of writers, including BAFTA Award-winning playwright Neil McKay, they are by turn chilling, surreal, haunting and darkly comic. 
 
Meet Maynard, desperate to turn his life around and escape a life of crime; teenagers Saurabh and Yusuf, who make a sinister discovery on Alderly Edge; Kit, struggling to regain her identity after an accident; and Tiger Girl Michelle, addicted to gambling in London's casinos. All will experience the unexpected, and find their lives changed beyond recognition... 
 
Among the casts are Suranne Jones, Lemn Sissay, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Fiona Shaw, Erin Doherty, Maggie Steed, Pauline McLynn, Ralph Ineson and Gary Lewis. 
 
Cast and credits 
All productions are Sparklab Productions for BBC Radio 4 and Radio 3 
Produced by Melanie Harris and Executive Produced by Polly Thomas, Jeremy Mortimer & Jo Meek 
 
On the Edge 
Cast: Darren Kuppan, Renny Krupinski, Conor Alexander, Matt Andrews, Fiona Clarke, Jeffrey Longmore, Rachel Caffrey 
Written by Neil McKay. Directed by Melanie Harris. 
 
Ballad of the Burning Boy 
Cast: Suranne Jones, Lemn Sissay, Chris Finnegan, Phil Korbel 
Written by Lavinia Murray. Directed by Melanie Harris. 
 
Maynard 
Cast: Fraser Ayres, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Ellen Thomas, Chizzy Akudolu, Kellie Shirley, Martina Laird 
Written by Fraser Ayres. Directed by Kathy Burke. 
 
Noise 
Cast: Effie Woods, Jonas Khan, Sarah Waddell, Richard Teverson 
Written by Alex Bulmer. Produced and Directed by Polly Thomas 
 
The Disappearance of Mr Chan 
Cast: Jennifer Leong, Jeremy Ang Jones, Jamie Zubairi, Liz Sutherland-Lim, Michelle Yim 
Written by Simon Wu. Directed by David Tse. 
 
The Music Lesson 
Cast: Fiona Shaw, Erin Doherty 
Written by Hannah Silva. Directed by Susannah Tresilian. 
 
Ninety Minutes with Stanislavski 
Cast: Colin Stinton, Norah Lopez Holden, Maggie Steed, Matthew Marsh, Nicholas Woodeson, Bruce Alexander 
Written by Marcy Kahan. Directed by Melanie Harris 
 
The Crossing 
Cast: Pauline McLynn, Owen O'Neill, Laurence Dobiesz, Michael Colgan 
Written by Tara Hegarty. Directed by JP McKeown 
 
Tiger Girls 
Cast: Crystal Yu, Pik-Sen Lim, Adam J Bernard, Liz Sutherland-Lim, Lobo Chan 
Written by Amy Ng. Directed by Shan Ng 
 
The Saudi Prince and the Pauper 
Cast: Ralph Ineson, Yousef Kerkour, Lloyd Thomas, Mary Doherty 
Written by Neil McKay. Directed by Melanie Harris 
 
The Last of England 
Cast: Anthony O'Donnell, Gary Lewis, Dan Gordon, George Bukhari, Faye McKeever 
Written by Neil McKay. Directed by Melanie Harris 
 
© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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