10. Searching for a Motive

Joe's body has been found, but Anna and John have yet to discover the reason for his senseless murder.

Four years ago, Anna and John's marriage was floundering. To make matters worse, John began a disastrous affair with their couples counsellor, which he later regretted.

Now, to escape the past, they've started over in rural Southern France - a place they once visited on holiday, but don't know very well at all.

It's an act of folly, maybe, but necessary for their survival – or so it seemed at the time. But their dream of a new life in France is shattered when their 16 year old son disappears and they find that they, and each of their house guests, are suspects in what the gendarmes have decided is a possible murder enquiry.

Written by Shelagh Stephenson.

Anna ...... Rosie Cavaliero
John ...... Ewan Bailey
Jess ...... Macy Nyman
Dorothy ...... Linda Bassett
Duncan ...... Rufus Wright
Joe ...... Tom Glenister
Lou ...... Rebecca Saire
Rob ...... John McAndrew
Melanie ...... Jane Slavin
Charlie ...... Thomas Allam
Christopher ...... Alfie Wickham

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

A Big Fish Radio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2020.