Of a Night

Available for over a year

By Paul Jones From the winner of the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2021 for Northern writers new to radio, comes a new pressure cooker drama, delving into the realities of Britain's social housing crisis. Set over one busy night shift in an understaffed, overworked Liverpool Housing Association call centre, we meet the people on the front line fielding emergency calls. Tony's been here six years, tonight he's training up newbie Julie. 'Calls in the queue' flash repeatedly on screen. Mhairi's got no leccy and Mrs Jarosz's got a leak in her kitchen. Then there's Mr Davies who's got a long list of complaints- welcome to social housing... Tony ..... Neil Caple Julie ..... Sue Jenkins Mhairi ..... Izzy Campbell Peter/ Frank ..... Jason Done Cathy/ Mrs Jarosz ..... Emily Pithon Mr Davies/ Carl ..... Paul Duckworth Production Co-ordination by Lorna Newman Sound design by John Benton Spot FX by Simon Highfield Produced and Directed by Jessica Mitic A BBC Audio Drama North production Note for press: Writer, Paul Jones won the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2021. The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award is a £5000 award for a Northern writer who is new to radio. The winner also gets a 12 month mentorship with a BBC Radio Drama producer and the opportunity to gain a BBC Radio 4 drama commission. 'Patterdale' Paul's winning play broadcast on Radio 4 in 2022, this is his second drama for radio. Paul has worked in a Housing Association call centre.