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Sarah McDonald Hughes - Take Me to Redcar

4 Extra Debut. Student Fiona cannot wait to show her Mancunian boyfriend around her hometown, but something is not right. Stars Therase Neve. From March 2013.

By Sarah McDonald Hughes

The first in a short series of stories that each take us to a different part of the UK.

Student Fiona can't wait to show her Mancunian boyfriend around her hometown of Redcar, although as soon as she arrives home she realises something isn't right. Her parents have vanished and the whole town seems to have closed up for the day. A surprising and unexpected answer to the mystery awaits her on the beach.

Written by Sarah McDonald Hughes
Produced by Charlotte Riches.

45 minutes

Last on

Wed 3 Jan 2018 21:15

Writer Sarah McDonald Hughes on why she wanted to write about Redcar:

I first visited Redcar ten years ago, as my partner鈥檚 family are in聽nearby Saltburn, and something about the combination of vast industry and seaside immediately thrilled me.聽 Since then I鈥檝e been back many times, and have come to really love this seaside town.聽 Without giving away the story of Take Me to Redcar, it鈥檚 based on a true incident that happened on Redcar beach a couple of years ago, and the response of the community to this extraordinary episode was, I think, really impressive.聽 Despite having been through some tremendously tough times over the last few years, people in Redcar seem to me to be terrifically strong, generous and warm and there鈥檚 a real sense of community there.聽 That鈥檚 what I wanted to write about.

Credits

Role Contributor
Fiona Therase Neve
Danny John Catterall
Gary Steven Hillman
Michelle Melissa Jane Sinden
Leanne Sarah McDonald Hughes
Rob Oliver Devoti
Reporter Oliver Devoti
Writer Sarah McDonald Hughes
Producer Charlotte Riches

Broadcasts

  • Mon 11 Mar 2013 14:15
  • Wed 3 Jan 2018 11:15
  • Wed 3 Jan 2018 21:15

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