Terri-Ann Brumby - The Benefit of Time
Through past-life hypnosis, Debbie discovers she used to be Anne Boleyn. But is her hypnotist a fraud? Comedy starring Samantha Spiro and Adrian Scarborough.
Debbie Green is dull. Debbie Green is plain. Debbie Green works in Human Resources, where she has few friends, and lives a very mundane existence. That is, until she starts going to visit a hypnotist, who claims to be able to explore people's past lives. And guess what? Debbie, apparently, has had a very eventful past life - she was once Anne Boleyn. Or so Donald Cruikshank her hypnotist excitedly confirms. He is, of course, a charlatan, and he's gulling her. Or is he? Is she gulling him? As the sessions progress, and Debbie starts doing an office round-robin e-mail of her experiences, her popularity at work increases dramatically, as do her career prospects.
In our celebrity-fixated world, what better celebrity to conjure up - and then actually be - than a famous figure of history? And as Debbie climbs that greasy pole to success and high status, she leaves a trail of human devastation in her wake.
Original Music composed by David Chilton
Produced by Gordon House
A Goldhawk Essential Production for BBC Radio 4.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Donald Cruickshank | Adrian Scarborough |
| Debbie Wilson | Samantha Spiro |
| Writer | Terri-Ann Brumby |
| Director | Gordon House |
| Producer | Gordon House |
Broadcasts
Fri 9 Dec 201114:15BBC Radio 4- Fri 31 Aug 201214:15BBC Radio 4 FM
- Wed 17 Sep 201411:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 17 Sep 201421:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 18 Sep 201404:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 4 Aug 201611:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 4 Aug 201621:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
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