Porcelain
4 Extra Debut. Past, present, real and supernatural collide. Echoes of a 19th century murder in a modern changeling story. With Jessie Buckley.
Are you witch, or fairy or the wife of Michael Cleary?
Jessie Buckley stars as Hat, an overqualified admin assistant who grew up in the shadow of an Irish fairy fort, famously the site of the murder of Bridget Cleary. When Hat's life changes unexpectedly, her familiar mythologies are all that can make sense of her world.
Bridget Cleary was an Irish woman killed by her husband in Tipperary in 1895. Her husband believed that she had been abducted by fairies with a changeling left in her place - a belief so fervent he invited her family to witness the killing of the changeling.
Hat .... Jessie Buckley
Bill …. Don Gilet
Silvertongue …. Emma Handy
Sarah …. Niamh Denyer
Michael …. Alan Mahon
Bridget …. Lucy Doyle
Written by Margaret Perry.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in December 2018.
On radio
More episodes
Previous
Broadcasts
Fri 28 Dec 2018 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4- Tue 19 Dec 2023 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Next Sunday 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Next Monday 00:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
Opening Lines
John Yorke unpacks the themes behind the stories in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas.
The Shakespeare Sessions
Immerse yourself in Shakespeare’s world