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Second Body

Anna is painting the haunting images of death that fill her dreams. But whose death do they foretell? Stars Tara Fitzgerald.

Anna is a painter driven to capture the haunting images of death that fill the twilight world of her dreams.

But whose death do they foretell?

BAFTA-winning writer Trevor Preston draws on his own experience as an artist in this dark thriller.

Anna ....... Tara Fitzgerald
Robert ....... Raymond Coulthard
Schuman ....... Kenneth Collard
Munch ....... Ben Crowe
Jacob ....... Stephen Greif
Stella ....... Liza Sadovy
Mr Otis ....... Patrick Brennan
Zelda ....... Sarah Thom

Trevor Preston trained at the Royal College of Art before embarking on a TV career.

He wrote for many of the 1970s and 80s best dramas, including Ace of Wands, Callan, The Sweeney, Minder, Out and Fox, for which Trevor received a BAFTA in 1981.

His film work includes Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire and the Mike Hodges directed I'll Sleep When I'm Dead with Clive Owen.

Trevor has written three radio plays, the first of which, Flaw in the Motor, Dust in the Blood, was shortlisted for the Imison Award and a Mental Health in the Media Award in 2009.

Director: Toby Swift.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.

45 minutes

Last on

Sat 23 Mar 202416:00

Credits

RoleContributor
AnnaTara Fitzgerald
RobertRaymond Coulthard
SchumanKenneth Collard
MunchBen Crowe
JacobStephen Greif
StellaLiza Sadovy
Mr OtisPatrick Brennan
ZeldaSarah Thom
WriterTrevor Preston
DirectorToby Swift

Broadcasts

  • Wed 9 Jan 201314:15
  • Tue 7 Jul 201514:15
  • Sat 26 Aug 201718:00
  • Sun 27 Aug 201700:00
  • Sat 23 Mar 202400:00
  • Sat 23 Mar 202416:00