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Radio 4 Extra,25 May 2010,45 mins
Scorched by Nicola Jones
Available for 30 days
A man tries to re-interpret his memories of the UK’s long hot summer of 1976. Who is to blame for his sister's disappearance? What really happened to her? In 1976, Mike's 16-year-old sister, Evie, walked out of the house and never came back. There didn't seem to be any explanation, but Mike was 13 at the time and didn't want to upset his Mum by asking too many questions. Now Mike’s in his 40s, his Mum is dead and a rare visit to his hometown provides him with an opportunity to investigate the events of that scorching summer. It's his chance to reinterpret them from an adult perspective. A meeting with an old school friend forces Mike to question his father more closely. Is he guarding a dark family secret? Is he telling the whole truth..? Stars Tom Roberts and Kim Wall. Tense, fast-moving thriller written by Nicola Jones. Mike …. Tom Roberts Bern …. Kim Wall Young Mike …. Gabriel Towell Evie …. Chandeep Uppal Sylvia …. Bharti Patel Jason …. Robert Wilkinson Taxi driver …. Sean Connolly Director: Peter Leslie Wild First broadcast on Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 in May 2010.
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