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Futurist billionaire Hennessy Peck is one of the world's wealthiest men. He may be one of the richest tech-bros on the planet, but he’s decided this planet isn’t enough, and it’s time to leave it. Because the tide is starting to turn against him. Lawsuits are mounting up over EXPRT NXUS - his best-selling app. So he's brought forward the launch-date for his life's ambition - the first manned mission to Mars. He and a crew of sycophantic cronies are going to blast off into space, leaving Earth and all its existential anxieties behind. But what exactly is Hennessy running away from? He's not a genius. He's not even much of a leader. And the cracks are beginning to show. Starring Burn Gorman, this is one big intergalactic not-quite-romcom about second chances and fixing mistakes. The writer, Ed Sellek is a TV drama and radio writer. In 2024, his BBC Radio 4 Limelight series, Money Gone, was nominated for two BBC Audio Drama Awards and a Prix Europa. He lives with his dog Chief Brody in South London and keeps finding new ways to laugh at the dreadful state of everything. HENNESSY……Burn Gorman RONA……..Lisa Diveney NXUS…….Graeme Hawley EDWIN……Youssef Kerkour ALYSSA……Lois Chimimba JAMPAK…….Fejiro Emasiobi Original Music by Tony Churnside Written by Ed Sellek Directed by Tony Churnside Produced by Eloise Whitmore Executive Producer - Melanie Harris A Naked production for BBC Radio 4
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