
Episode 1
Turner finds himself caught in a corrupt world, where power lies in blood and body parts. Starring Michael Bertenshaw.
Turner finds himself in the grasp of the criminal elite who control The Zone...and the trade in vital body parts.
Starring Ben Crowe.
Trevor Preston's two-part sci-fi crime thriller is set in a world beyond the law.
Turner ...... Ben Crowe
Cage ...... Stephen Greif
Hayden ...... Michael Bertenshaw
AV ...... Elaine Claxton
Ms Iceton ...... Jaimi Barbakoff
Girl ...... Georgie Fuller
Other parts played by:
Clive Hayward
David Cann
Matthew Watson
Wilf Scolding
Trevor Preston trained at the Royal College of Art before embarking on a career in TV. He wrote for many of the best dramas of the 1970s and 80s, including Ace of Wands, Callan, The Sweeney, Minder, Out and Fox, for which he won 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 June 2014.
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Listen to an extract: The Zone by Trevor Preston
Duration: 00:57
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Turner | Ben Crowe |
| Cage | Stephen Greif |
| Hayden | Michael Bertenshaw |
| AV | Elaine Claxton |
| Ms Iceton | Jaimi Barbakoff |
| Girl | Georgie Fuller |
| Actor | Clive Hayward |
| Actor | David Cann |
| Actor | Matthew Watson |
| Actor | Wilf Scolding |
| Director | Toby Swift |
| Writer | Trevor Preston |
Broadcasts
- Wed 18 Jun 201414:15BBC Radio 4
- Wed 28 Sep 201614:15BBC Radio 4
- Sat 9 Jun 201818:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 10 Jun 201800:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 4 Feb 202300:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 4 Feb 202316:00BBC Radio 4 Extra

