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1. Past Problems

A couple move to France to save their marriage only to realise their past problems have travelled with them. Stars Ewan Bailey.

Four years ago, Anna and John's marriage was floundering. To make matters worse, John began a disastrous affair with their couples counsellor, which he later regretted.

Now, to escape the past, they've started over in rural Southern France - a place they once visited on holiday, but don't know very well at all.

It's an act of folly, maybe, but necessary for their survival – or so it seemed at the time. But their dream of a new life in France is shattered when their 16-year-old son disappears and they find that they, and each of their house guests, are suspects in what the gendarmes have decided is a possible murder enquiry.

Written by Shelagh Stephenson

Anna ...... Rosie Cavaliero
John ...... Ewan Bailey
Jess ...... Macy Nyman
Dorothy ...... Linda Bassett
Duncan ...... Rufus Wright
Joe ...... Tom Glenister
Lou ...... Rebecca Saire
Rob ...... John McAndrew
Melanie ...... ane Slavin
Charlie ...... Thomas Allam
Christopher ...... Alfie Wickham

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

A Big Fish Radio production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2020.

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Mon 13 Jan 2025 08:45

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