Frustrated at the Balarac's continued presence in Tumanbay, Fatima (Kirsty Bushell) lays down a challenge to their leader, the blind Grand Master (Anton Lesser).
Anton Lesser, Aiysha Hart, Rufus Wright, Rob Jarvis and Kirsty Bushell lead an impressive ensemble cast in this engrossing, historical fantasy from creators John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker.
Frustrated at the Balarac's continued presence in Tumanbay, Fatima (Kirsty Bushell) lays down a challenge to their leader, the blind Grand Master (Anton Lesser). Former spymaster, Gregor (Rufus Wright) is on the trail of the missing Hafiz with the help of talkative assassin, Aquila (Rob Jarvis).
Cast:
Gregor................ Rufus Wright
Grand Master................ Anton Lesser
Fatima................ Kirsty Bushell
Aquila................ Rob Jarvis
Manel................ Aiysha Hart
Cadali................ Matthew Marsh
Pilaar................Enzo Cilenti
Heaven................Olivia Popica
Piero................Pano Masti
Angel................Steffan Donnelly
Physician................Vivek Madan
Frog................Misha Butler
Bello................Albert Welling
Dumpy............... Ali Khan
Landlady............... Arita Sadiku
Cafe Owner................ Gerard McDermott
General Barbarossa................ Nadir Khan
Original Music by Sacha Puttnam
Sound Design by Eloise Whitmore
Sound Recording by Laurence Farr
Produced by Emma Hearn, Nadir Khan and John Scott Dryden
Written by Mike Walker
Directed by John Scott Dryden
A Goldhawk production for 大象传媒 Radio 4
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Epic saga by John Dryden and Mike Walker, inspired by the Mamluk slave dynasty of Egypt.
