Downstream

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Nick Warburton's new comedy drama takes us to Platters' boatyard and the river that runs by it. The Platter community is an eccentric one but at its heart is the chaotic pairing of Pat and his sister Libby. Libby has been away from home for a long period but on her return she discovers that Pat has a new Manager in place, the fiercely efficient Martine. For Libby there is unfinished business to resolve. Libby ..... Monica Dolan Pat ..... Oliver Chris Martine ..... Kymberley Cochrane Ravi ..... Waleed Akhtar Pleat ..... Samuel James Bob Hallet ..... Gerard McDermott Directed by Tracey Neale The Platter community is an eccentric one - wealthy boat owners, river dwellers, nature lovers and itinerant workers - but at its heart is the chaotic pairing of Pat and his sister Libby. Their father founded the business and, when he died, Pat reluctantly took over. Libby has been away from home for a long period but is now back to discover that Pat has taken on a Manager, the fiercely efficient Martine. But Martine doesn't like boats or rivers. Pat didn't think to ask that question at the interview. For Libby there is unfinished business to resolve at Platters' but Pat is not keen to engage with these conversations. Then one day a strange young man called Ravi drifts along the river and moors his boat on the Platter riverfront and the questions of why he is there begin to surface ... Nick Warburton has many radio credits to his name including, On Mardle Fen, Tommies, Holding Back the Tide and The Archers. Monica Dolan won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Rosemary West in Appropriate Adult. Her other credits include W1A, The Witness for the Prosecution, A Very English Scandal, Talking Heads, The Dig and The Thief, HIs Wife and the Canoe. She also received a Laurence Oliver Award for Best Supporting Actress in All About Eve. She will shortly be appearing in a Channel 4 comedy drama series The Change. Oliver Chris has many theatre, television and radio credits. He played Prince William in King Charles III in the West End and Broadway and in the TV adaptation. Other television credits include Green Wing, The Crown, Motherland and Maternal. Kymberley Cochrane is currently on the Radio Drama Company as a Norman Beaton Prize Winner. Waleed Akhtar has just won the Achievement in Affiliate Theatre in this year's Oliver Awards for The P Word which he wrote and starred in. His television credits include, The Great for Channel 4 and Holby City. Samuel James is currently on the Radio Drama Company. His most recent television work includes Sexy Beast and It's A Sin. Gerard McDermott is currently on the Radio Drama Company. Recent theatre credits include the Sheffield Crucible tour of Much Ado About Nothing. Production Team ..... Keith Graham, Alison Craig, Mike Etherden and Peter Ringrose Production Co-Ordinators ..... Sara Benaim, Jonathan Powell and Ben Hollands Produced and Directed by Tracey Neale