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Paul Sellar - The Moonflask

4 Extra Debut. A group of jobseekers pool their skills to steal a Ming vase and return it to its rightful owner. But who is conning whom? With Lee Ross, Ken Bones and Sean Murray.

by Paul Sellar

When a group of people meet on a back to work course they pool their various skills to steal a priceless Ming vase from an auction house and return it to its rightful owner. But just who is conning who in this action packed drama?

Producer ..... Sally Avens
Director ..... Marion Nancarrow

This is a caper with a conscience, a heist with a smile on its face. But the drama is firmly based in the real world; an elderly couple recently discovered they were using a Ming vase as an umbrella stand, Government plans include making jobless criminals spend one day a week searching for work and fraud in the UK has increased tenfold since the banking crisis. Paul Sellar weaves a fast-paced yarn around these facts to create a plot full of twists and turns.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 20 Aug 2018 04:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Mick Lee Ross
Frank Ken Bones
George Sean Murray
Chris Richie Campbell
John David Yip
Ally Laura Molyneux
Ned Michael Bertenshaw
Raj Tony Jayawardena
Ethel Marlene Sidaway
Tina Carys Eleri
Jamie Matthew Fenton
Auctioneer John Norton
Jan Carolyn Pickles
Policeman Harry Jardine
Writer Paul Sellar
Director Marion Nancarrow
Producer Sally Avens

Broadcasts

  • Sat 25 Jan 2014 14:30
  • Sat 4 Apr 2015 14:30
  • Sun 19 Aug 2018 16:00
  • Mon 20 Aug 2018 04:00

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