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The Price

Episode 4 of 5

What would happen if the UK broke apart? In this everyday story of British folk, David and Ruth Fletcher face the UK's next civil war.

What would happen if the UK broke apart?

In this everyday story of British folk, David and Ruth Fletcher face our next civil war.

4/5 The Price

Can the Fletcher family stay together, in the crowds of refugees being forced to walk out of Wales?

Martin Jameson's drama draws on detailed research from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ correspondents to analysts, contingency planners, and those with first hand experience of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s, to make the Fletchers' adventures a compelling account of what civil war could do to us all..

Starring Jeremy Swift and Maureen Beattie.
Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting.

Script Consultants:

Tamara Kovacevic - Senior Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ journalist with first hand experience of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s
Richard Vergette - Writer and teacher for advice on parenting a teenager with Down Syndrome

With thanks to:

Malcolm Barnard
Peter Barnes - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Senior Political Analyst
Louisa Brooke-Holland - Senior Research Analyst, International Affairs and Defence section, House of Commons Library
Rory Cellan-Jones - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Technology Correspondent
Gabrielle Garton Grimwood - Senior Research Analyst in Emergency Planning
Mike Livingstone - Former Strategic Director of Children's Services, Manchester City Council.
Jonathan Marcus - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Diplomatic Correspondent
Prof Bill McGuire - Professor Emeritus; Geophysical & Climate Hazards, UCL
Dr Gemma Sou - Lecturer in Disaster Studies, University of Manchester
Peter Wynne-Wilson - Course Director, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (for advice on Birmingham and its demographics)
Imogen Woolrich and the Octagon Bridges Theatre Group,
Harri Chambers - for Welsh translations,
and Steve Pearce, Eric Bradley & John Rudin for IT advice.

Cast:

Dave Fletcher ... Jeremy Swift
Ruth Fletcher ... Maureen Beattie
Maggie Pelling ... Elizabeth Counsell
Jonny Fletcher ... Sam Barnard
Tricia Ince ... Elinor Coleman
Chris ... Stephen Hogan
Gary ... John Lightbody
The Dinner Lady ... Lisa Palfrey
The Engineer ... Gruffudd Glyn
Adele ... Kerry Gooderson
Pete Angel ... Ryan Early
Border Guard ... Joseph Ayre
Writer ... Martin Jameson
Director ... Jonquil Panting
Producer ... Jonquil Panting.

45 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 May 2019 14:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Dave Fletcher Jeremy Swift
Ruth Fletcher Maureen Beattie
Maggie Pelling Elizabeth Counsell
Jonny Fletcher Sam Barnard
Tricia Ince Elinor Coleman
Chris Stephen Hogan
Gary John Lightbody
The Dinner Lady Lisa Palfrey
The Engineer Gruffudd Glyn
Adele Kerry Gooderson
Pete Angel Ryan Early
Border Guard Joseph Ayre
Director Jonquil Panting
Producer Jonquil Panting
Writer Martin Jameson

Broadcasts

  • Thu 14 Jun 2018 14:15
  • Fri 10 May 2019 14:15

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