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Pleading

By Rob Drummond. Freya and Michael have been on a gap year. Now, during a stopover in the Far East, they have been arrested. What started out as a holiday has become a nightmare.

Pleading
by Rob Drummond

Freya and Michael - two Western teenagers - have been on a gap-year, travelling round the world. But now, during a stopover on the journey home, they have been arrested. What started out as a holiday has become a nightmare.

After spending some time in Australia they enter a country in the Far East and are found to have drugs in their luggage. After spending three weeks in prison their case is about to be heard in court, but first their defence barrister has to find out how they will plead and make them aware of the possible outcomes, including the death penalty. Can he broker a deal with the prosecution to save their lives?

Producer/director: David Ian Neville.

44 minutes

Last on

Wed 12 Dec 2018 14:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Freya Kim Allan
Michael Brian Vernel
Rasiah Atta Yaqub
Writer Rob Drummond
Director David Neville

Broadcasts

  • Fri 27 Jan 2017 14:15
  • Wed 12 Dec 2018 14:15

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