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The Piper - BBC Radio Drama

by: Vickie Donoghue, Natalie Mitchell

Publication date: 2020-10

Topics: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, BBC Radio Drama

Language: English

Audio File Quality: 128kbps

The Piper is coming

Our thirst for the dark and mysterious has endured for millennia, from a creeping fear of the dark, to haunted buildings, mysterious strangers and ominous places.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin gets a 21st-century retelling in Radio 4’s new drama The Piper, which sees the sinister folk tale rethought in a small, rundown, seaside town in the UK.

When strange music makes a girl vanish, a detective and her daughter uncover a terrifying force. This inexplicable disappearance of vulnerable children in the area can only mean one thing – The Piper has returned and time is running out to stop him

Thriller starring Tamzin Outhwaite, with a soundtrack by Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan
Sound design by Steve Bond.
Written by Vickie Donoghue and Natalie Mitchell
Directed by Kate Rowland and produced by Russell Finch.

Cast:
Ali - Tamzin Outhwaite
Ivy - Charlee Lou Borthwick
Poppy - Rosalina McDonagh
Bobby - Coco Awork
Stella - Kacey Ainsworth
Eric - Kassius Carey Johnson
Sanjay - Manpreet Bachu
Rita - Shiloh Coke
Kev - Andrew Tiernan
Baxter - Mark Lockyer
Paul - Deka Walmsley
Scott - Rob Jarvis
Thanh - Nhu Huynh
Lesley - Natalie Mitchell
Ben - Macready Massey
Magda - Anamaria Marinca
Ruth - Holly Hazelton

Ep.1 - Ruth

When strange music makes a girl vanish, a detective and her daughter uncover a terrifying force.

Ep.2 - The Tunnels

Ivy and Eric find a new clue in the tunnels.

Ep.3 - Arcade

Ali’s conflicts between her work and private life deepen.

Ep.4 - Thanh and Piotr

The police make a breakthrough in Ruth’s disappearance.

Ep.5 - Countdown

Sanjay finds out about Ali’s unconventional methods and mysterious warnings cause panic in the town.

Ep.6 -1981 Revisited

Ali discovers the truth about Bobby.

Ep.7 - Eric

After the shocking news about Eric, Ali faces the consequences of her actions

Ep.8 - Circuit Breaker

Will Ali break the Piper’s power before it’s too late?

Ep.9 - The Sacrifice

Ali finds a way to confront The Piper, but is the price too great?

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Reviewer: AMP1972 - - December 7, 2022
Subject: Even more pathetic than the Brexit!

Compared to nearly all other BBC radio dramas, this is drug-wrecked idiocy given words.

The story is ignored, as the blokes are blapping irrational crap. They are not even trying to deliver the story.

I wasn't a fan of ``The Lovecraft Investigations´´ or all those alcoholic detective radio dramas on Brexit Island aka the UK, but this is simply worse.

Reviewer: Mdearah - - August 2, 2022
Subject: This has to be a listen again

Lots to absorb in this one and when you're multi tasking you miss important bits so I will be listening again.

Enjoyed what I did catch.

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