Body Horror

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Body Horror: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Body Horror, Episode 1

London, 2050. Body transplants for sale and the more you pay, the better the body

4 Extra Debut. A demoralised mortician wants a new body and in 2050, London can cater for all your transplant needs. Starring Jill Halfpenny.

The transplant industry is in full swing, but can a new body ever fulfil the life-changing expectations of lowly mortician Caroline McAleese? 

Lucy Catherine's three-part dystopian thriller is set in London in 2050. 

Caroline ..... Jill Halfpenny
Gloria ..... Shelley Conn
Rowan ..... Adam Courting
Anastasia ..... Samantha Dakin
Tom ..... Ian Conningham
Waiter ..... Greg Jones
Bar Guy ..... Ikky Elyas
Virtual James ..... Will Kirk
Government Computer ..... Neil McCaul
Work Computer ..... Sinead MacInnes
Lift Voice ..... Lucy Reynolds

Director:  Toby Swift

Developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2020.

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Drama: SciFi & Fantasy

What price a new body? Lucy Catherine's dystopian thriller set in 2050 London.

What price a new body? Lucy Catherine's dystopian thriller is set in 2050 when London can cater for all your transplant needs. Starring Jill Halfpenny as a demoralised mortician.

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