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1. Containment by David Lemon

The Man in BlackSeries 4
Episode 1 of 5

Mark Gatiss introduces David Lemon's tale of a lost soul offered hope, but with a sinister price attached. Stars Clare Corbett.

A self-storage facility off the A12 offers hope to a lost soul, but there's a sinister price attached.

The Man in Black is back to introduce David Lemon's unsettling tale

Mark Gatiss stars as the sinister raconteur.

Helen ...... Clare Corbett
Andy ...... Rikki Lawton
Tom ...... Carl Prekopp
Peter ...... Gabriel Brody
Lucy ...... Katie Angelou

More horrifying tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home.

Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories.

Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.

Director: Gemma Jenkins

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in November 2011.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 25 Aug 202500:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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