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The Man in Black

Drama: Horror & Supernatural

Mark Gatiss plays the legendary creepy raconteur introducing some very spooky tales.

The Man in Black: Series 4: Episode 1: 1. Containment by David Lemon

Episode 1

Episode 1: 1. Containment by David Lemon

Series 4

1. Containment by David Lemon

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Man in Black, Series 4, 1. Containment by David Lemon

Mark Gatiss introduces a tale of a lost soul offered hope, but with a sinister price.

Mark Gatiss introduces David Lemon's tale of a lost soul offered hope, but with a sinister price attached. Stars Clare Corbett.

A self-storage facility off the A12 offers hope to a lost soul, but there's a sinister price attached. 

Mark Gatiss returns as the sinister raconteur, The Man in Black, to introduce David Lemon's unsettling tale. 

Helen    ......    Clare Corbett 
Andy    ......    Rikki Lawton
Tom    ......    Carl Prekopp
Peter    ......    Gabriel Brody 
Lucy    ......    Katie Angelou 

More horrifying tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home. Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you. 

Director: Gemma Jenkins 

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in November 2011.

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A creepy raconteur, played by Mark Gatiss, introduces spooky tales

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