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Ordinary Heroes

4. Desperation

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Ordinary Police Constables Nisha and Scott race to the wedding venue – only to find themselves face to face with two armed and desperate women.

Contemporary drama serial starring Nisha Nayar and Joel Phillimore.

Follow two uniformed police officers, Nisha and Scott, as they patrol the streets of London on foot during a single nightshift.

This is policing at the sharp end. Anything can happen. And, of course, it does.

Written by Paul Marquess and Sally Tatchell.

PC Nisha Hussain ...... Nisha Nayar
PC Scott Knight ...... Joel Phillimore
Haneefa Khan ...... Susannah Fielding
Zeenat Khan ...... Gurkiran Kaur
John Baker ...... Lloyd Warbey
Tariq Dewan ...... Devesh Kishore

Producer: Claire Fryer
Executive Producers: Paul Marquess and Eoin O’Callaghan
Director: Marina Caldarone

A PGM TV production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019. Show less

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