Alexei Sayle’s The Absence of Normal, is a series of dark comic plays narrated by Alexei Sayle and adapted for radio from his original short stories.

In Liverpool there’s a nameless park near St Michael’s Hamlet. It’s a beautiful if jagged place, filled with strangely exotic plants. Jason’s sister has a strong affinity with the park and takes her wheelchair user brother for regular trips around its paths. But when Jason falls critically ill, the true nature of their parents emerges.

Starring Louis Emerick, George Fouracres, Shaun Mason, Alice McMillan, Claire Sweeney.

Original music and lyrics by Tim Sutton.

Written and narrated by Alexei Sayle. Adapted for Radio by Graham Duff.

Produced by Joe Nunnery

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