Nicola will be in a new radio play titled Bad Memories which will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 7 January 2011 at 21:00 in the UK. Here is a description of the programme taken from the BBC Radio 4 website :
In 2004, a successful architect and his family mysteriously disappear from their home. Six years later five bodies are found in the cellar of their house. They are identified as Jonathan and Imogen Blake and their son, Matthew; Philip Gibson, who was on the missing person’s register and a woman, identity unknown. Forensics determine that not only were they murdered, but the time of death was 1926. Can audio files found with the bodies solve the mystery?
Cast:
Rachel Weir ….. Nicola Walker
Jim Marquez ….. Rupert Graves
Phillip Gibson ….. Steven Mackintosh
Jonathan Blake ….. Anthony Calf
Imogen Blake ….. Jana Carpenter
Matthew Blake ….. Oscar Richardson
Mary Marston ….. Imogen MCCurdy
Boy 1 …… Rohan Nijhawan
Boy 2 …… Ted Powell
Written and directed by Julian Simpson.
If you cannot catch this programme when it is first broadcast, you can always listen to it again via the BBC iPlayer. For fans who live outside the UK, please note that since the BBC iPlayer does not have any geographical restrictions where radio programmes are concerned, you can also listen and enjoy this programme. You do not need any special software to be able to access the BBC iPlayer. This programme will remain available on the BBC iPlayer website for 7 days after the initial broadcast date, i.e. until 14 January 2011.
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Julian Simpson, the writer and director of this play, also directed Nicola in Episodes 409 and 410 of Spooks. Nicola last appeared in other Julian Simpson radio plays, The Listener (2008) and Fragments : Pleasant Green (2007). In fact, this programme is very similar to Fragments : Pleasant Green (2007). Both plays involved detectives trying to solve a murder by trying to reconstruct past events using fragments of an audio tape. Nicola has a more prominent role in Bad Memories than Fragments : Pleasant Green (2007).
Rupert Graves appeared in Episode 403 of Spooks and played the racist politician, William Sampson. He did not have any scenes with Nicola in that episode.
Steven Mackintosh is a regular cast member of Luther. Nicola appeared in Episode 104 of Luther. They did not have any scenes together.
Anthony Calf appeared in the stage play, Gethesame with Nicola (November 2008 to March 2009), though they did not share any scenes together.
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Now that the programme has aired, please refer to our Guide page for Bad Memories for further updates on this programme. We will also close our comments section here. If you wish to leave a comment, please do so on the Bad Memories guide page.
I loved this play. The first I ever listened to via Internet, or radio for that matter. Just isn’t done where I’m from. Nicola Walker’s voice stayed in my head for a couple of days.Not the screams but her voice. Anything can be saved from the internet if you know what you need and how to use it. Not advocating..just explaining.
I’ve listened to the play again now on iPlayer and picked up on a few things I’d missed first time round, I also liked the quick exchanges between Rachel and Jim, they were quite witty and were a clever way to ground us in the present in between listening to the tapes. Also I’m now certain that
I may listen to a few more Friday Plays now if this one’s anything to go by 🙂
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For those looking for this programme in the BBC iPlayer, under programme listings, remember to look under “F” for “Friday Play” instead of “B” for “Bad Memories”. 😀
Np, sorry about this! Plus I’ve found it on iPlayer now, I think it must take a while for them to release it after the original programme’s broadcast.
Just finished listening to this play & thought it was rather good, poor Rachel I didn’t like the ending though, it is just a shame we can’t save it to our computers
Just listened to this radio play and enjoyed it… well, perhaps ‘enjoyed’ isn’t the right word as I was feeling pretty scared there at times! In fact this was seriously spooky (pardon the pun!) And Nicola’s character was quite Ruth-like too in her curiosity and determination to get to the bottom of the plot. A great ending, really had your nerves jangling – so presumably
Just a bit annoyed that it looks like the play’s not on iPlayer to re-listen – the plot was involved enough to merit a second listen, plus I was interrupted by a phone call half way through 🙁 !