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Returning from missionary work abroad, Reverend Martin Stokes stumbles into a nightmare of biblical proportions.
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| The Parson by David Varela | | | | Wednesday 8th March at Midnight
Martin, a young vicar traumatised by his time abroad as a missionary, returns to England and is rewarded by his bishop with a comfortable parish in rural England.
However, the village is also home to the ancient rite of 'Bottlekicking', in which, every Easter, Chapworth's inhabitants take on those of the neighbouring village in a brutal no-rules fight on church land. Martin, tired of violence, refuses to sanction the 'pagan' custom this year. Little does he realise the fury his decision will unleash.
The villagers believe that Bottlekicking is an important fertility ritual, upon which their agricultural prosperity depends. What's more, their forefathers have performed the rite for over a thousand years - and fifty generations of ghosts will not lie down and let this troublesome parson endanger their community...
The Cast:
Martin Stokes.......Mark Bazeley
Mrs Cameron........Lynne Verrall
Bishop Handley.....Geoffrey Beevers
Randall/Obediah....Wayne Foskett
Sid Barnes/Ned.....Stephen Hogan
Joseph Dunmore/
Herod/Derek.........Gerard McDermott
Have your DAB text up-and-scrolling during the programme to learn the history of characters, and why they act as they do.
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| The Writer | | | | David Varela has had two afternoon plays, Olivia's Line and Voices Through The Wall produced for Radio 4. Other work includes Portobello, London Weekend Television, 2002; Lunch Break, DJ Films, 2002; and The Rose, OU Film Foundation, 1997.
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