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2. Empathy

Episode 2 of 3

The detective investigating Staniland's brutal murder gets drawn ever closer to the victim's plight. Stars Burn Gorman.

The detective continues his investigation into a brutal murder in 1980s London.

Through a series of encounters with the people who knew him alive, and through the cassette tapes he left behind, the detective builds up a picture of Staniland, the 51-year-old victim whose case he is investigating, because nobody else wants to.

It leaves him so consumed by empathy that he starts to be led down the same destructive path as the victim...

Derek Raymond's cult-crime novel.

Dramatised Nick Perry

The Detective . . . . . Burn Gorman
Staniland . . . . . Toby Jones
Barbara . . . . . Tanya Franks
Bowman . . . . . Ben Crowe
Fenton . . . . . Jamie Foreman
Margo . . . . . Priyanga Burford
Eric . . . . . Will Howard
Bouncer . . . . . Sean Murray
Dave . . . . . Michael Bertenshaw

Sound design by Caleb Knightley.

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in October 2013.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 20 Jun 2023 21:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

The Detective Burn Gorman
Staniland Toby Jones
Barbara Tanya Franks
Bowman Ben Crowe
Fenton Jamie Foreman
Margo Priyanga Burford
Eric Will Howard
Bouncer Sean Murray
Dave Michael Bertenshaw
Director Sasha Yevtushenko
Adaptor Nick Perry
Author Derek Raymond

Broadcasts

  • Tue 8 Oct 2013 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Tue 20 Jun 2023 21:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra