Tom Crowley

Beth Crane

Janina Matthewson

Eno Mfon

Greer Ellison

Jesse Schwenk

Robert Valentine

Chris Sugden

Jen Sugden

Full Cast

Alex Lawther

Peter Bankole

Valene Kane

Camille Coduri

Danielle Vitalis

Lloyd Everitt

Eiry Thomas

Don Gilet

Dylan Llewellyn

A BBC Radio Immersive drama collection

Ten mind-altering tales from some of the best new drama writers 
 
There's a crack in reality. Our world has brushed up against another, and something is breaking through. Ordinary people are experiencing strange disruptions, as inexplicable events and bizarre elements from the other side start to interfere with their lives... 
 
A ghost soldier embarks on a time-travelling mission. A homeless woman discovers a portal to a parallel universe. A librarian becomes gradually invisible. A queue stretches across the North of England, as people wait years for an answer to one question. And a mother and daughter realise that someone - or something - is listening in on their conversations, and fixing their problems. These are just some of the intimate, immersive stories in this collection; all set in the same shared universe, and including seven standalones and one three-part drama. 
 
With echoes of The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror, Murmurs mixes horror, sci-fi and fantasy to gripping effect. Told through phone calls, answerphone messages, radio broadcasts, voice notes and other 'found recordings', and enhanced by an eerie, otherworldly soundscape, it will intrigue, disturb, disorientate and burrow deep under your skin. But don't be alarmed - just listen to the murmurs... 
 
Among the casts are Peter Bankole (Peaky Blinders), Abra Thompson (This Country), Camille Coduri (King Gary), Valene Kane (The Fall) and Alex Lawther (The End of the F***ing World). 
 
 
Production credits 
Music by Mary Epworth 
A BBC Cymru Wales Production 
First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 9 January 2021 
 
Over and Out 
Lieutenant Beaumont - Peter Bankole 
Kim - Katrina Allen 
Amira - Helene Maksoud 
Jimmy - Adam Courting 
 
Written by Tom Crowley 
Directed by David Devereux 
 
When We Are Heard (Part 1) 
Millie - Abra Thompson 
Beth - Camille Coduri 
 
Written by Janina Matthewson 
Directed by James Robinson 
 
Night Jungle 
Eve - Aimee-Ffion Edwards 
Alison - Larissa Hope 
Mr Wensum - Ben Crowe 
June - Claire Cage 
 
Written by Beth Crane 
Directed by Helen Perry 
 
A Miracle 
Precious - Danielle Vitalis 
Temi - Doyin Ajiboye 
Crazy Lady - Janice Acquah 
The Reporter - Adam Courting 
 
Written by Eno Mfon 
Directed by John Norton 
 
When We Are Heard (Part 2) 
Millie - Abra Thompson 
Beth - Camille Coduri 
 
Written by Janina Matthewson 
Directed by James Robinson 
 
Last Night on Earth 
Germaine - Georgia Henshaw 
Detective Blake - Don Gilet 
Booker - Lloyd Everitt 
Ryan - Dom Francis 
 
Written by Greer Ellison 
Directed by John Norton 
 
Disappearances 
Mo - Valene Kane 
Midge - Dylan Llewellyn 
Midge's Mum - Eiry Thomas 
Library Technician - Saikat Ahamed 
 
Written by Jesse Schwenk 
Directed by Helen Perry 
 
Man's Best Friend 
Lloyd - Alex Lawther 
Nadia - Monica Sagar 
Jacquie - Heather Craney 
Marco - Lucio Veronesi 
Police Officers - Adam Courting &amp; Scarlett Courtney 
 
Written by Robert Valentine 
Directed by John Norton 
 
The Queue 
Elena - Adelle Leonce 
Bronwyn - Gwyneth Keyworth 
Neal - Ian Smith 
Wilkes - Jessica Turner 
Claire - Laura Christy 
Carlson - Ikky Elyas 
 
Written by Jen and Chris Sugden 
Directed by David Devereux 
 
When We Are Heard (Part 3) 
Millie - Abra Thompson 
Beth - Camille Coduri 
Nurse - Scarlett Courtney 
Train Announcer - Adam Courting 
 
Written by Janina Matthewson 
Directed by James Robinson 
 
©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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