A Dark and Stormy Night: The Copper's Tale
Written by Frances Fyfield, this is one of the stories in a five-part play called A Dark and Stormy Night. The play is the story of a single crime told from five different point of view. Each story was read by one actor/actress.
First Broadcast: Monday 1st May 2006 (BBC Radio 4)
The titles of the five parts are :
First Broadcast: Monday 1st May 2006 (BBC Radio 4)
The titles of the five parts are :
- The Victim’s Tale
- The Copper’s Tale
- The Daughter’s Tale
- The Barrister’s Tale
- The Defendant’s Tale
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Philip reads 'The Copper's Tale', playing a policeman working the night of the crime. What does he see as he comes off duty and how will his tale change our perspective?
Philip reads 'The Copper's Tale', playing a policeman working the night of the crime. What does he see as he comes off duty and how will his tale change our perspective?
Episode Guide
Episode 1: The Victim's Tale
Read by Cheryl Campbell
Rachel Adams is in bed on a dark and stormy night in her tall, thin house on the coast, when she becomes aware that someone is moving about downstairs. She knows who her stalker is and, as she tells her story, she fills in the details of their lives.
Episode 1: The Victim's Tale
Read by Cheryl Campbell
Rachel Adams is in bed on a dark and stormy night in her tall, thin house on the coast, when she becomes aware that someone is moving about downstairs. She knows who her stalker is and, as she tells her story, she fills in the details of their lives.
Episode 2: The Copper's Tale
Read by Philip Glenister
We think we know what happened in Rachel Adams' house last night, and how Donald ended up with a broken leg at the foot of the stairs. But what the copper sees as he goes off shift tells a different story. A darker story - and one that casts a different light on Mrs Rachel Adams. But appearances can be deceptive.
Read by Philip Glenister
We think we know what happened in Rachel Adams' house last night, and how Donald ended up with a broken leg at the foot of the stairs. But what the copper sees as he goes off shift tells a different story. A darker story - and one that casts a different light on Mrs Rachel Adams. But appearances can be deceptive.
Episode 3: The Daughter's Tale
Read by Nicola Walker
Who knows a mother better than her daughter? But Rachel's daughter sees her mother through a particularly singular eye, and even she is willing to interpret the situation to suit herself.
Read by Nicola Walker
Who knows a mother better than her daughter? But Rachel's daughter sees her mother through a particularly singular eye, and even she is willing to interpret the situation to suit herself.
Episode 4: The Barrister's Tale
Read by Julia Ford
As the barrister leafs through statements from victim, defendant and copper, she forms a fourth, alternative view of the events of the dark and stormy night. But at the end of a day when she's lost a case and seen a villain released to walk the streets, she's lost all inclination to be charitable.
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Read by Julia Ford
As the barrister leafs through statements from victim, defendant and copper, she forms a fourth, alternative view of the events of the dark and stormy night. But at the end of a day when she's lost a case and seen a villain released to walk the streets, she's lost all inclination to be charitable.
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Episode 5: The Defendant's Tale
Read by Neil Stuke
With his leg in plaster. Donald sits with his solicitor and tells his own story of the dark and stormy night. By now, the events are familiar but the story gets a new spin. Do we finally get to hear the truth?
Read by Neil Stuke
With his leg in plaster. Donald sits with his solicitor and tells his own story of the dark and stormy night. By now, the events are familiar but the story gets a new spin. Do we finally get to hear the truth?
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