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Second Body

Anna is painting the haunting images of death that fill her dreams. But whose death do they foretell? Stars Tara Fitzgerald.

Anna is a painter driven to capture the haunting images of death that fill the twilight world of her dreams.

But whose death do they foretell?

BAFTA-winning writer Trevor Preston draws on his own experience as an artist in this dark thriller.

Anna ....... Tara Fitzgerald
Robert ....... Raymond Coulthard
Schuman ....... Kenneth Collard
Munch ....... Ben Crowe
Jacob ....... Stephen Greif
Stella ....... Liza Sadovy
Mr Otis ....... Patrick Brennan
Zelda ....... Sarah Thom

Trevor Preston trained at the Royal College of Art before embarking on a TV career.

He wrote for many of the 1970s and 80s best dramas, including Ace of Wands, Callan, The Sweeney, Minder, Out and Fox, for which Trevor received a BAFTA in 1981.

His film work includes Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire and the Mike Hodges directed I'll Sleep When I'm Dead with Clive Owen.

Trevor has written three radio plays, the first of which, Flaw in the Motor, Dust in the Blood, was shortlisted for the Imison Award and a Mental Health in the Media Award in 2009.

Director: Toby Swift.

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in January 2013.

45 minutes

Last on

Sat 23 Mar 2024 16:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Anna Tara Fitzgerald
Robert Raymond Coulthard
Schuman Kenneth Collard
Munch Ben Crowe
Jacob Stephen Greif
Stella Liza Sadovy
Mr Otis Patrick Brennan
Zelda Sarah Thom
Writer Trevor Preston
Director Toby Swift

Broadcasts

  • Wed 9 Jan 2013 14:15
  • Tue 7 Jul 2015 14:15
  • Sat 26 Aug 2017 18:00
  • Sun 27 Aug 2017 00:00
  • Sat 23 Mar 2024 00:00
  • Sat 23 Mar 2024 16:00