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Drama on 4: Bell in the Ball

Bell in the Ball

25/06/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Bell in the Ball

A blinded man tries to come to terms with his disability by joining a blind cricket team.

Comedy drama by Lloyd Peters. A blinded man tries to come to terms with his disability by reluctantly joining a blind cricket team.

Bell in The Ball 

Danny was blinded in a fight on New Year's Eve 2008. He's angry about it - in fact he's angry about everything. So his long suffering girlfriend suggests he joins a blind cricket team. It's surprisingly competitive and skilful. There's only one problem - Danny hates cricket. Comedy drama by Lloyd Peters.

Danny.................................................................Jason Done
Beth...................................................................Victoria Brazier
Floyd..................................................................Marlon G Day
Lucy..................................................................Julia Rounthwaite
Brian..................................................................Robert Hudson
Derek.................................................................David Acton
Roger................................................................Greg Wood

Producer Gary Brown


What actually happened? He was having some banter with a Millwall fan and the next minute he was blind. He tries to reconstruct events in his mind, but he quite recall what happened. Danny was a sports journo - and an active man. Now his biggest sporting achievement is getting off the sofa.

At first Danny resists - he hates cricket. But then he gets sucked into the camaraderie and the competitiveness. His team - the Scorpions - get to the knockout final. Danny is desperate to be there, but so is his new blind friend Floyd. So what does he do? Stab his friend in the back?

Written by 'Doctors' writer Lloyd Peters and starring Jason Done from 'Waterloo Road'. Some exterior locations were recorded at Old Sharlston Cricket Club in West Yorkshire and with the enthusiastic participation of their visually impaired cricket team.

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