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Karin and Andrew

Episode 4

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

An ex-offender gradually changes his life through his friendship with a photographer. Join Andrew and Karin taking 1000 photos of graffiti over the course of a year.

It’s a big day for Andrew - a mental health tribunal to determine the level of support and supervision he must still receive. Karin is there to speak in support.

The series is based on a real-life friendship between documentary photographer Karin and ex-prisoner Andrew who, every Wednesday, walk miles together photographing pieces of graffiti in central Manchester. They discover a wealth of street art that helps them find a language through which to explore their very different lives. Over the course of a year, walking and talking through all weathers and seasons, we witness a deep friendship forming as Andrew gradually changes the course of his life.

This is a quiet story in praise of friendship, the city of Manchester, graffiti artists everywhere and the endless possibility of change.
Cast:
Karin …. Eve Shotton
Andrew …. Ciarán Griffiths
Solicitor …. Darren Kuppan
Social worker …. Melissa Jane Sinden

Original music by Matthew Fortunati
Story consultant: Karin Albinsson
Scripted and directed by Melanie Harris
Sound recordist: Louis Blatherwick
Sound designer: Joe Richardson
Photograph by Jason Lock

Executive producer: Jeremy Mortimer
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