Radio Drama

 

Fractions of Zero

 

I was commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to adapt my second book Fractions of Zero as part of the Woman's Hour 5-part drama serial.

Special Agent Nancy Kronziac now became DS Sue Manson and the action took place in and around London instead of LA.

 

Producer: Tanya Nash

Cast: Susan Lynch (From Hell, Great Expectations), Philip Glennister (Life on Mars, Bel Ami), Clive Merrison (The English Patient, The History Boys)

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xlv2v

 

 

Final Sacrament

 

Manson returns again for another 5-parter chasing a killer across southern England who leaves a trail of victims posed as characters in 17th century painter Nicholas Poussin's Sacraments.

 

Producer: Tanya Nash

Cast: Annie Farr (Making Waves, Holby City), Patrick Robinson (Casualty, Belly of the Beast), Des McAleer (Touching Evil, Hunger).

 

 

Baldi - The Devil's Eye

 

Commissioned by the BBC to contribute an episode to the long-running detective series I decided a remote island off the Atlantic coast with shipwrecks and local treachery a suitable setting for the clerical sleuth Paolo Baldi (created by Barry Devlin).

 

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Cast: David Threlfall (Master and Commander, Shameless), Tina Kellhegher (Ballykissangel, The Snapper), TP McKenna (Callan, Straw Dogs).

 

 

Fragments of Amy

 

Manson returns for a third 5-part thriller to follow a trail of clues to find a missing heiress.

 

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Cast: Susan Lynch, Frances Tomelty (The Field, The White Queen), David Warner (Straw Dogs, Titanic)

 

 

Hallows End

 

A wealthy property developer puts all his money into renovating and old estate house which threatens not only to ruin his fortune but also the lives of his loved ones.

 

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Cast: Simon Delaney (Bachelors Walk, Delivery Man), Helen Norton (Angela's Ashes, Ella Enchanted)

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k2zc

 

 

Vostok

 

A team of international scientists explore the deep, freezing waters of Antarctica's Lake Vostok only to find they were not the first to do so and neither are they alone in the dark depths.

 

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Cast: Stuart Milligan (The Assets, Dr Who), Brana Bajic (Stranded, All the Small Things)

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jzm4

 

 

 

A Sting in the Tale Series - Where the Wild Flowers Grow

 

A short story read by Susan Lynch. A young woman meets a dangerous man on a supernatural website.

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zfbbx

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Radio Documentary

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The Little Shop of Secrets - Documentary on One, RTE Radio 1

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Decades ago The Wallace Sisters ran a small newsagents in Cork city. While many bought their paper and tobacco there, few knew of the secrets it held as an IRA brigade HQ during the War of Independence as these fearless sisters led a double life. (2020)

 

 

 

 

Film

 

Pteranodon (19 min, Super 16mm)

 

Writer, Director and Co Producer.

 

A futuristic thriller the script received 1st place in the RTE/Film Base short film awards.

The project also received award funding from the Department of the Environment and has been shown in film festivals in Ireland, UK, Germany and Portugal.

Broadcast on Irish national television, Network 2, in May 1997

 

 

Voyage of the Antelope

 

Feature length script developed with funding from Irish Film Board and Northern Ireland Screen.

Optioned by Borderline Productions (option now elapsed).

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Young Maximus

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Feature length film script developed with Irish Film Board development funding.

(Available for option)

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