The project [...] challenges the traditional conventions of storytelling, and questions how we live our lives now.
Using 24 hours of footage from the fictional surveillance programme SATURNEYE, The Last Hours of Laura K is a disconcertingly intimate, unfiltered and impartial look into Lauraβs last hours before her death.
The 24-hour video file is only half of the story. To find the killer, users have to immerse themselves in the charactersβ digital lives via their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram profiles, looking for clues and motives seeded by our writers over months to help them identify the killer.
The Last Hours of Laura K launched on Monday 30 March 2015.
Awards
We're delighted to announce that The Last Hours of Laura K was shortlisted for and won the following awards:
- - shortlist
- 2015 - Gold Award and People's Lovie
- at the South by SouthWest Festival - nomination
- at the 2016 International Format Awards - winner
- for Digital Creativity - nomination
- Best Game - nomination
- - Honoree
Format licensing
The format for The Last Hours of Laura K was licensed by to Brazilian broadcaster in 2017. Discussions are in progress with other territories.
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Can you work out who killed Laura, how and why?
The Last Hours of Laura K is available via , the home for new ideas from the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ
Confession video
Exactly 2 years after The Last Hours of Laura K launched the killer recorded
Laura's killer may have confessed but how and why did she do it? Submit your theories to info@saturneye.org
We will be sharing a "How To Solve" video to all those who email us, so get guessing.
What is The Last Hours of Laura K?
"A Crowd-sourced investigation", "24-hour murder mystery", "The last day of a woman's life through every piece of public information"
The writers and producers of The Last Hours of Laura K explain the concept and how you can become part of the investigation:
The Audience
The writers and producers of 'The Last Hours of Laura K' explain why they think this is an important story to tell now and why it replicates the way that many of the audience interact with media.
Developing the Idea
How did the project originate and what was the development process?
The project was originally inspired by the Edward Snowden quote, 'I donβt want to live in a world where everything that I say, everything I do, everyone I talk to, every expression of creativity, love or friendship, is recorded'. It aims to challenge the traditional conventions of storytelling, and question how we live our lives now.
The development of The Last Hours of Laura K began with a ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Writersroom residential innovation lab, as the writers and producers explain.
Making it a Reality
What were the challenges?
The last 24 hours of Lauraβs life were filmed over an extraordinary 16 days across London, from the Southbank to St Martins at Kings Cross, from Farringdon to Dalston by a small team.
The writers (Gabriel Bisset Smith, who also directs; Rachel De-lahey, who plays Laura Kitchens; Kenny Emson; and Ed Sellek) have also created over 40 character profiles on social media, as well as an alternative newsblog SP117.
All the narrative threads are there to be discovered...
How to Investigate a Suspect
Gabriel Bisset-Smith is a Writer and Director of the The Last Hours of Laura K.
In this handy guide he demonstrates how to investigate suspects from the captured video of Laura's last 24 hours by finding and exploring their social media profiles.
What is Saturneye?
Key Locations and Who's Who
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Check out our map of key locations during The Last Hours of Laura K to help with your investigations
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Check out some of the key suspects and investigate them further through their social media
Find out more
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Follow the official Twitter account or use #LastHoursofLK to discuss your theories.
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The official Facebook group for sharing info, discussion and theories.
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Creating The Last Hours of Laura K
Writer and Laura K star Rachel De-Lahay on how the project came about. -
Read the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Press Release
On the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Media Centre
Rachel DeLahay |
Laura Kitchens |
Susan Wokoma |
Jess Manning |
Tommy McDonnell |
Jacob Taylor |
Sam Pearl |
Mel Delaney |
Suzi Ruffell |
Naomi Cooper |
Richard Shanks |
Owen Hughes |
Christian Contreras |
Eddie McVarish |
Nigel Hastings |
Francis Moxham |
James Sobol Kelly |
Lucan Bahadir |
Daniel Abelson |
Vik Hope |
Maddie Rice |
Deena Rashid |
Luke Barnes |
Lee Wise |
Natalie Dew |
Hannah Ε½áΔek |
Michael Lyle |
Dom Fritch |
Syrus Lowe |
Oladipo Yorke |
Paul Joseph |
David Odantzis |
Jo Martin |
Louise Manning |
Ed Selleck |
Simon Byrne |
Phil Langhorne |
Connor MacNay |
Claire Brown |
Cat Peake |
David McCusker |
Graham Young |
Marianne Chase |
Rach Russell |
Muzz Khan |
Xavier Lucien (DJ) |
Rachel Deering |
Claire Hart |
James Kermack |
Richard Hart |
Robert Cawsey |
Joe Scott |
David Mumeni |
Ekin Suvari |
Lainey Richardson |
Billy Bliss |
Claire Timmins |
Emson |
Preeya Khalidas |
Hayley Temple |
Elena Saurel |
Sabrina Bahadir |
Rachel Tyson |
Lisa Hikson |
Rebecca Pearson |
Star Grace |
Matthew Spencer |
Mike Evans |
Nick Lawson |
Gabe |
Iona Ramsay |
Delaney |
Kenny Emson |
Paul Blundell |
Shirani Bolle |
Girl |
Michelle Brooks |
Cloakroom Attendant |
Jon Davenport |
Laura’s Neighbour |
Marc Conneely |
Man on train |
- Gabriel Bisset-Smith
- Rachel DeLahay
- Kenny Emson
- Ed Sellek
- Kate Rowland, Creative Director ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Writersroom
Executive Producer |
Kate Rowland |
Producer |
Jon Davenport |
Development Producer |
Henry R Swindell |
Director/Editor |
Gabriel Bisset-Smith |
Assistant Producer |
Kenneth O’Toole |
Associate Producers |
Gabriel Bisset-Smith Rachel Delahay Kenny Emson Ed Sellek |
Director of Photography |
Andy Hui |
Production Coordinator(s) |
Iona Ramsay Michelle Brooks |
Art Director |
Kate Purdy |
Digital Content Producer |
Philip Mattison |
DIT and Researcher |
Robert Cambrook |
Edit Assistant |
Hakeem Kazeem |
Camera Operator(s) |
Marc Conneely |
Jo Grace |
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Sound Recordist |
Louis Innis |
Assistant to Kate Rowland |
Amanda Farley |
Production Management Assistant |
Laila Malik |
Runner(s) |
Maria De Ferry |
Grace Bailey |
Development Lead |
Vincent Chan |
Creative Consultant |
Edward Fuller |
James Cortez |
Junior Developer |
Post production services supplied by The Farm group
Extras supplied by Universal Extras
The Last Hours of Laura K
Radio Priest by Voodoo_Puppets
Available on the Free Music Archive
Under CC BY license
Track Jack Yo Body Now by Track_Jackit
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Under CC BY license
Delete_me by Epsilon Not
Available on the Free Music Archive
Under CC BY license
Music – Muscle & Long Live Still Life by Gwilym Gold
The Last Hours of Laura K trailer
Sick City by Gumbel
Available on the Free Music Archive
Under CC BY license
Saturneye Video
Whiter Skies by Ketsa
Available on the Free Music Archive
Under CC BY license
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Drama |
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Grafton House |
Brothers Café |
City Cruises |
County Hall |
Day Lewis Pharmacy, Whitechapel |
Department of Coffee and Social Affairs |
Julia Geissler |
Kentish Town Police Station |
London Overground |
London Underground |
Namco Funscape |
One Tun Pub |
Rio Cinema |
Spring Mews (Student) Ltd |
Tipsy Dalston |
1920 Bar |
Very special thanks to Jennifer Tuckett and MA Dramatic Writing, Drama Centre London.