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Afternoon Play: The Obstinate Refusal of the Dead to Address Us

on BBC Radio 4 FM

A dark comedy by Neil Griffiths.
Marcus Black hated his dad so much he wrote a book about it. But that was ten years ago. Now his dad is dead, and on the day of his funeral, Marcus confronts the fact that his father was a different man from the monster he created in his book.

Contributors

Writer:
Neil Griffiths.
Director:
Jim Poyser
Marcus:
Ian Puleston-Davies
Anna:
Valerie Edmond
Weglinden:
Rob Pickavance
Vicar:
Leah Bracknell
Meredith:
Judith Barker
Postmistress:
Judith Davis
Dad:
Ted Richards

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