The Candy Van
A van appears, luring children away to work in factories. Sapna intervenes, setting off a chain of events that lead her into danger. Stars Rasika Dugal.
Sapna Sinha works as a sales assistant in a TV showroom in New Delhi. Being the only bread-winner in the family she works long hours to provide for her widowed mother and younger sister. But then a man walks into her life with an extraordinary proposition: pass seven "life" tests of his choosing and she will have wealth and power. At first the tests seem easy, but things are not quite as they seem. Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from Vikas Swarup's best-selling novel "The Accidental Apprentice".
5) The Candy Van
A thriller set in India from the author of "Slumdog Millionaire".
A van appears in Sapna's neighbourhood, luring children away with sweets, to work in factories. Sapna intervenes, but in so doing sets off a chain of events that lead her into the path of danger. Dramatised from Vikas Swarup's best-selling novel "The Accidental Apprentice".
Writers:
Vikas Swarup is an Indian diplomat and a best-selling novelist. His first novel "Q & A" was made into the Oscar winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" as well as Sony Award winning radio drama serial for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio .
Ayeesha Menon dramatized Vikas Swarup's other novels SIX SUSPECTS and Q & A, which won a Sony Award for Best Drama. She also wrote for Radio 4 THE MUMBAI CHUZZLEWITS, UNDERCOVER MUMBAI, THE CAIRO TRILOGY and MY NAME IS RED. Her stage play PEREIRA'S BAKERY AT 76 CHAPEL ROAD, which was developed with the Royal Court Theatre, was recently staged by the Curve Theatre, Leicester.
John Dryden wrote the original three-part dramas series SEVERED THREADS, THE RELUCTANT SPY and PANDEMIC, which won the Writer's Guild Award for best radio drama script. His dramatisation of BLEAK HOUSE won a Sony Award for Best Drama. Other dramatisations include A SUITABLE BOY, A HANDMAID'S TALE and FATHERLAND one of the most repeated dramas on R4 Extra.
Overflow and notes:
Production:
Sound Design - Steve Bond
Editing Assistant - Varun Bangera
Script Editor - Mike Walker
Assistant Producer - Toral Shah
Music - Sacha Putnam
Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel "ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE" by Vikas Swarup.
Director - John Dryden
Producer - Nadir Khan
A Goldhawk Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Sapna | Rasika Dugal |
| Acharya | Vijay Chrishna |
| Karan | Neil Bhoopalam |
| Nirmila Ben | Radhika Mital |
| Rosie | Radhika Mital |
| Sapna's Mother | Shernaz Patel |
| Raja | Sumeet Vyas |
| Kuldeep Singh | Rajit Kapur |
| Roaji | Rajit Kapur |
| Neha | Amrita Puri |
| Priya Capoor | Ayesha Raza |
| Pushpa | Ayesha Raza |
| Female Judge | Ayesha Raza |
| Badan Singh | Kenny Desai |
| Politician | Kenny Desai |
| Constable | Kenny Desai |
| Madan | Vivek Madan |
| Neelam | Prerna Chawla |
| Babli | Preetika Chawla |
| Janet | Preetika Chawla |
| Rent Collector | Satchit Puranik |
| Director | John Dryden |
| Producer | Nadir Khan |
| Adaptor | Ayeesha Menon |
| Adaptor | John Dryden |
| Author | Vikas Swarup |
Broadcasts
- Fri 23 May 2014 10:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 23 May 2014 19:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Fri 6 Mar 2015 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra- Sat 7 Mar 2015 00:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 6 Jan 2017 14:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 7 Jan 2017 02:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 12 Jun 2020 10:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 6 Feb 2022 14:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4