Episode 3
Adam Trask is trying to protect his twin boys while his estranged wife continues her destruction. Starring Holliday Grainger.
Adam Trask has been raising his twin boys with the help of his cook, Lee.
His estranged wife -the enigmatic Cathy - has taken over a brothel after murdering its previous owner.
In order to protect the twins, Adam has always maintained that their mother is dead, but Cal, after listening in at a door, now knows the truth.
That knowledge is set to destroy the Trask world in this dark and febrile drama about familial love.
Conclusion of John Steinbeck's epic tale exploring the nature of good and evil, inspired by the story of Cain and Abel.
Starring Holliday Grainger, Robin Laing and David Yip.
Dramatised Donna Franceschild.
Judge..... Jimmy Chisholm
Cathy .....Holliday Grainger
Cal ..... Alasdair Hankinson
Aron ..... Samuel Keefe
Adam ..... Robin Laing
Abra ..... Gemma McElhinney
Joe ..... Gavin Mitchell
Will.....Nick Underwood
Ethel.....Anita Vettesse
Lee..... David Yip
Director: Kirsty Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2016.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Judge | Jimmy Chisholm |
| Cathy | Holliday Grainger |
| Cal | Alasdair Hankinson |
| Aron | Samuel Keefe |
| Adam | Robin Laing |
| Abra | Gemma McElhinney |
| Joe | Gavin Mitchell |
| Will | Nick Underwood |
| Ethel | Anita Vettesse |
| Lee | David Yip |
| Director | Kirsty Williams |
| Author | John Steinbeck |
| Adaptor | Donna Franceschild |
Broadcasts
Sun 17 Jan 201615:00BBC Radio 4- Sat 23 Jan 201621:00BBC Radio 4
- Wed 15 Jan 202010:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 15 Jan 202015:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 16 Jan 202003:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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