Limelight

Mars, 2048. The first settlers, a mix of international workers and the super-rich. And the first unexplained death. When a body turns up in the corridor between a scrappy warehouse and a half-built luxury hotel, no-nonsense Harbourmaster Rita Siddiqui finds herself in charge. With Earth temporarily out of contact and no official law enforcement on Mars, she ropes in Vice Captain Jaz Hickson, a wide-eyed young pilot who’s only just landed. But murder’s not their only problem. Atmospheric tests have triggered a dangerous storm. Paranoia grows as the power fails. Lights, gravity, oxygen: everything is at risk.Rita and Jaz must navigate a growing list of suspects, a dwindling supply of patience, and a killer who’s not finished yet.Because even 140 million miles from Earth, people still have secrets. And someone’s willing to kill to keep them.Reeling from disaster, Rita’s secrets are revealed. Written by Tim FoleyCAST RITA SIDDIQUI ..... NISHA NAYAR JAZ HICKSON ..... LUKE NEWBERRY DAN ..... JOANA BORJA POWELL ..... JASON BARNETT DR LI ..... CRYSTAL YU WARD ..... STEFFAN RHODRI NILS ..... DAVID MENKIN GRACE ….. ELIZABETH AYODELE MAX ..... SIDHANT ANANDSound: Sharon Hughes, Keith Graham and Neva Missirian Production Co-ordinator: Luke MacGregor Director: Anne Isger Casting Manager: Alex CurranA BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4

Mars, 2048. The first settlers, a mix of international workers and the super-rich. And the first unexplained death.When a body turns up in the corridor between a scrappy warehouse and a half-built luxury hotel, no-nonsense Harbourmaster Rita Siddiqui finds herself in charge. With Earth temporarily out of contact and no official law enforcement on Mars, she ropes in Vice Captain Jaz Hickson, a wide-eyed young pilot who’s only just landed.But murder's not their only problem. Atmospheric tests have triggered a dangerous storm. Paranoia grows as the power fails. Lights, gravity, oxygen: everything is at risk.Rita and Jaz must navigate a growing list of suspects, a dwindling supply of patience, and a killer who’s not finished yet.Because even 140 million miles from Earth, people still have secrets. And someone’s willing to kill to keep them.Jaz unearths the victim's secrets and learns his name. But the murderer has unfinished business.Written by Tim FoleyCAST RITA SIDDIQUI ..... NISHA NAYAR JAZ HICKSON ..... LUKE NEWBERRY KAYA ..... SASHA MCABE DAN ..... JOANA BORJA POWELL ..... JASON BARNETT WARD ..... STEFFAN RHODRI NILS ..... DAVID MENKIN MAX ..... SIDHANT ANANDSound: Sharon Hughes, Keith Graham and Neva Missirian Production Co-ordinator: Luke MacGregor Director: Anne Isger Casting Manager: Alex CurranA BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4

Mars, 2048. The first settlers, a mix of international workers and the super-rich. And the first unexplained death. When a body turns up in the corridor between a scrappy warehouse and a half-built luxury hotel, no-nonsense Harbourmaster Rita Siddiqui finds herself in charge. With Earth temporarily out of contact and no official law enforcement on Mars, she ropes in Vice Captain Jaz Hickson, a wide-eyed young pilot who’s only just landed. But murder's not their only problem. Atmospheric tests have triggered a dangerous storm. Paranoia grows as the power fails. Lights, gravity, oxygen: everything is at risk.Rita and Jaz must navigate a growing list of suspects, a dwindling supply of patience, and a killer who’s not finished yet.Because even 140 million miles from Earth, people still have secrets. And someone’s willing to kill to keep them.Written by Tim FoleyCAST RITA SIDDIQUI ..... NISHA NAYAR JAZ HICKSON ..... LUKE NEWBERRY KAYA ..... SASHA MCABE DAN ..... JOANA BORJA POWELL ..... JASON BARNETT DR LI ..... CRYSTAL YU WARD ..... STEFFAN RHODRI NILS ..... DAVID MENKIN MAX ..... SIDHANT ANANDSound: Sharon Hughes, Keith Graham and Neva Missirian Production Co-ordinator: Luke MacGregor Director: Anne Isger Casting Manager: Alex CurranA BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4

Mars, 2048. The first settlers, a mix of international workers and the super-rich. And the first unexplained death.When a body turns up in the corridor between a scrappy warehouse and a half-built luxury hotel, no-nonsense Harbourmaster Rita Siddiqui finds herself in charge. With Earth temporarily out of contact and no official law enforcement on Mars, she ropes in Vice Captain Jaz Hickson, a wide-eyed young pilot who’s only just landed.Rita and Jaz must navigate a growing list of suspects, a dwindling supply of patience, and a murderer who’s not finished yet.Because even 140 million miles from Earth, people still have secrets. And someone’s willing to kill to keep them.

A five-part drama about a family - and a society - divided by far-right populist extremism.When Louise a senior officer in the Garda Síochána sees her brother Frank on the news, taking part in an aggressive far-right protest she is shocked. Not least because she is and she had no idea Frank had been influenced by the populist extremists who hurl accusations of being 'traitors' at police and politicians alike.In the aftermath, Frank's face doesn't show up on CCTV. But when she threatens to have him arrested, he accepts the deal she reluctantly offers - she will cover for him if he promises to stay away from demos and protests.But then Louise learns that Frank is connected to a much wider network. He's in touch with organised extremists throughout Europe, Louise realises that Frank is on a path that could bring Ireland, and other countries, to the brink of chaos. The time has come to break up his network, whatever the family consequences. LOUISE KENNY … Niamh Algar FRANK KENNY … Jonathan Forbes KEVIN … Stephen Hogan TONY … Aidan O'Callaghan DERVLA … Karen Ardiff MICHAEL GRIFFITHS … Jonathan Harden BASTIAN … Nicholas Murchie STELLA … Jane Slavin SORCHA … Amy McAllister MARYAM … Lara Sawalha Directed by Eoin O’Callaghan A Big Fish/BBC N Ireland Production for Limelight

A five-part drama about a family - and a society - divided by far-right populist extremism.When Louise a senior officer in the Garda Síochána sees her brother Frank on the news, taking part in an aggressive far-right protest she is shocked. Not least because she is and she had no idea Frank had been influenced by the populist extremists who hurl accusations of being 'traitors' at police and politicians alike.In the aftermath, Frank's face doesn't show up on CCTV. But when she threatens to have him arrested, he accepts the deal she reluctantly offers - she will cover for him if he promises to stay away from demos and protests.But then Louise learns that Frank is connected to a much wider network. He's in touch with organised extremists throughout Europe, Louise realises that Frank is on a path that could bring Ireland, and other countries, to the brink of chaos. The time has come to break up his network, whatever the family consequences. LOUISE KENNY … Niamh Algar FRANK KENNY … Jonathan Forbes KEVIN … Stephen Hogan TONY … Aidan O'Callaghan DERVLA … Karen Ardiff MICHAEL GRIFFITHS … Jonathan Harden BASTIAN … Nicholas Murchie JOE … James Downie SORCHA … Amy McAllister MARYAM … Lara Sawalha Directed by Eoin O’Callaghan A Big Fish/BBC N Ireland Production for Limelight

A five-part drama about a family - and a society - divided by far-right populist extremism.When Louise a senior officer in the Garda Síochána sees her brother Frank on the news, taking part in an aggressive far-right protest she is shocked. Not least because she is and she had no idea Frank had been influenced by the populist extremists who hurl accusations of being 'traitors' at police and politicians alike.In the aftermath, Frank's face doesn't show up on CCTV. But when she threatens to have him arrested, he accepts the deal she reluctantly offers - she will cover for him if he promises to stay away from demos and protests.But then Louise learns that Frank is connected to a much wider network. He's in touch with organised extremists throughout Europe, Louise realises that Frank is on a path that could bring Ireland, and other countries, to the brink of chaos. The time has come to break up his network, whatever the family consequences.LOUISE KENNY … Niamh Algar FRANK KENNY … Jonathan Forbes KEVIN … Stephen Hogan TONY … Aidan O'Callaghan DERVLA … Karen Ardiff MICHAEL GRIFFITHS … Jonathan Harden BASTIAN … Nicholas Murchie SUZANNE … Jane Slavin JOE … James Downie SORCHA … Amy McAllister Directed by Eoin O’Callaghan A Big Fish/BBC N Ireland Production for Limelight

A five-part drama about a family - and a society - divided by far-right populist extremism.When Louise a senior officer in the Garda Síochána sees her brother Frank on the news, taking part in an aggressive far-right protest she is shocked. Not least because she is and she had no idea Frank had been influenced by the populist extremists who hurl accusations of being 'traitors' at police and politicians alike.In the aftermath, Frank's face doesn't show up on CCTV. But when she threatens to have him arrested, he accepts the deal she reluctantly offers - she will cover for him if he promises to stay away from demos and protests.But then Louise learns that Frank is connected to a much wider network. He's in touch with organised extremists throughout Europe, Louise realises that Frank is on a path that could bring Ireland, and other countries, to the brink of chaos. The time has come to break up his network, whatever the family consequences.LOUISE KENNY … Niamh Algar FRANK KENNY … Jonathan Forbes KEVIN … Stephen Hogan TONY … Aidan O'Callaghan DERVLA … Karen Ardiff MICHAEL GRIFFITHS … Jonathan Harden BASTIAN … Nicholas Murchie SORCHA … Amy McAllister MARYAM … Lara SawalhaDirected by Eoin O’Callaghan A Big Fish/BBC Northern Ireland Production for Limelight

A five-part drama about a family - and a society - divided by far-right populist extremism.When Louise a senior officer in the Garda Síochána sees her brother Frank on the news, taking part in an aggressive far-right protest she is shocked. Not least because she is and she had no idea Frank had been influenced by the populist extremists who hurl accusations of being 'traitors' at police and politicians alike.In the aftermath, Frank's face doesn't show up on CCTV. But when she threatens to have him arrested, he accepts the deal she reluctantly offers - she will cover for him if he promises to stay away from demos and protests.But then Louise learns that Frank is connected to a much wider network. He's in touch with organised extremists throughout Europe, Louise realises that Frank is on a path that could bring Ireland, and other countries, to the brink of chaos. The time has come to break up his network, whatever the family consequences. LOUISE KENNY … Niamh Algar FRANK KENNY … Jonathan Forbes KEVIN … Stephen Hogan TONY … Aidan O'Callaghan DERVLA … Karen Ardiff MICHAEL GRIFFITHS … Jonathan Harden MUSA … Amy McAllister MARYAM … Lara SawalhaDirected by Eoin O’CallaghanA Big Fish/BBC Northern Ireland Production for Limelight

A five-part drama about a family - and a society - divided by far-right populist extremism.When Louise a senior officer in the Garda Síochána sees her brother Frank on the news, taking part in an aggressive far-right protest she is shocked. Not least because she is and she had no idea Frank had been influenced by the populist extremists who hurl accusations of being 'traitors' at police and politicians alike.LOUISE KENNY … Niamh AlgarFRANK KENNY … Jonathan ForbesKEVIN … Stephen HoganTONY … Aidan O'CallaghanDERVLA … Karen ArdiffMICHAEL GRIFFITHS … Jonathan HardenMUSA … Amy McAllisterMARYAM … Lara SawalhaDirected by Eoin O’CallaghanA Big Fish/BBC Northern Ireland Production for Limelight