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Drama on 4: The Last of the Pearl Fishers

The Last of the Pearl Fishers

08/01/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The Last of the Pearl Fishers

Set in Dubai, a Filipino maid goes missing in this modern-day exploration of slavery.

By Hannah Khalil. Lillian becomes obsessed with her maid's disappearance. Resolving to find her, her search throughout Dubai proves more of a challenge than she bargained for.

By Hannah Khalil.

Played by Pippa Nixon, Lillian becomes obsessed with her Filipino maid Celeste's disappearance. As she searches Dubai for Celeste she realises how little she knows about her and begins to question her own credentials as an employer. A modern-day exploration of slavery.

Pippa Nixon recently was heard as the regular character Celestine de Tulio in Tommies, Radio 4's major First World War drama series.

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