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The Future

Five years after a pandemic removed half the world's population, Diane cannot get over her daughter's death. Stars Emily Beecham.

Written by John Dryden.

Diane Harper (Emily Beecham), a British civil servant, is sent to the Oxfordshire countryside to investigate the suicide of a government scientist.

It is five years after a devastating pandemic that has wiped out half the world's population. Diane's young daughter died during the outbreak and she can't get over it. When she discovers that the dead scientist had been briefing a journalist who has subsequently gone missing, she absconds from her job and embarks on a desperate search for the truth about the origins of the outbreak.

Production Team:
Casting: Marilyn Johnson
Production Manager: Sarah Tombling
Sound Recordist: Ayush Ahuja
Sound Design: Steve Bond
Music: Sacha Putnam
Executive Producer: Gordon House

Producer/Director: John Dryden
A Goldhawk Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

45 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Oct 2016 00:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Diane Emily Beecham
Mark Keir Charles
Mary Alison Steadman
Father John Ian Hughes
Rebecca Mia Jenkins
Amit Munir Khairdin
Actor Paul Slack
Actor Andrea Lowe
Actor Charlie Morton
Director John Dryden
Producer John Dryden

Broadcasts

  • Tue 27 Mar 2012 14:15
  • Thu 10 Oct 2013 14:15
  • Sat 15 Oct 2016 18:00
  • Sun 16 Oct 2016 00:00

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