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The Dark grips the country in an unnatural frost, as deepening snow traps people indoors. To break the spell, Will needs to fight back and find the Sign of Fire but the Dark lies in wait, ready to strike back. The Rider is abroad.

This four-part version, edited for 大象传媒 Radio 4, of the 大象传媒 World Service serialisation of Susan Cooper's classic, is written and recorded to take place across the Christmas holidays.

#TheDarkIsRising

Will Stanton ... Noah Alexander,
John Smith/ Paul Stanton/Mr Beaumont ... Thomas Arnold
Jamaican Old One/ James Stanton ... Danny Bailey
Stephen Stanton ... Simon Bubb
Mrs Stanton/Mrs Pettigrew/Dr Armstrong ... Amanda Hadingue,
The Walker (Hawkin) ... Toby Jones
Narrator ... Simon McBurney
The Rider/Mr Stanton/Farmer Dawson ... Tim McMullen
Merriman ... Paul Rhys
Maggie Barnes/Mary Stanton ... Natasha Stone.
The Lady/Miss Greythorne ... Harriet Walter
Chorister ... Vinay Singh

Soundscape designed by Gareth Fry
Original songs by Johnny Flynn, Luisa Gerstein and Heloise Tunstall-Behrens.
Music by Josh Sneesby

The book by Susan Cooper was adapted for audio by Robert Macfarlane and Simon McBurney.

Director: Simon McBurney
Producers: Catherine Bailey and Tim Bell.
A Complicit茅 and Catherine Bailey production for 大象传媒 World Service