It’s four years since ‘The Day Out’ in Midwich. The children now exert an eerie hold on the village.

John Wyndham’s sci-fi masterpiece, first published in 1957, is the tale of an English village where the women are simultaneously impregnated by parasitic aliens.

Starring Bill Nighy and Sarah Parish.

The conclusion of Dan Rebellato's gripping two-part dramatisation.

Richard .... Bill Nighy
Janet .... Sarah Parish
Zellaby .... Clive Merrison
Alan .... Nicholas R Bailey
Ferelleyn .... Katherine Tozer
Chief Superintendent John Westcot .... Seamus O'Neill
David Pawle .... Lloyd Peters
Miss Lamb .... Christine Brennan
Reverend Leebody .... Malcolm Raeburn
Miss Ogle .... Rebecca Bridle
William .... Casey O'Brien
Angela .... Mariella Brown
Girl .... Rosie Fleeshman
Boy .... Mat Belshaw

Director: Polly Thomas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003. Show less