7 episodes
Body Horror BBC Radio 4
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5.0 • 9 Ratings
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What price a new body? Welcome to 2050, where the booming transplant industry can cater for all your wildest desires
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Episode 6
What price a new body? A dystopian thriller set in 2050 when London can cater for all your transplant needs. But can a new body ever fulfil the life-changing expectations of lowly mortician Caroline McAleese? Starring Jill Halfpenny and developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme.
Caroline ..... Jill Halfpenny
Gloria ..... Shelley Conn
Anastasia ..... Samantha Dakin
Paulina ..... Chetna Pandya
Mel ..... Liza Sadovy
Trevor ..... Clive Hayward
Che ..... Ikky Elyas
Karina ..... Heather Craney
Stan ..... Neil McCaul
Car Salesman ..... Ian Conningham
Library Computer ..... Sinead MacInnes
BodyEx Computer ..... Scarlett Courtney
Hotel Computer ..... Laura Christy
Rowan / Benefits Office Computer ..... Adam Courting
Directed by Toby Swift -
Episode 5
What price a new body? A dystopian thriller set in 2050 when London can cater for all your transplant needs. But can a new body ever fulfil the life-changing expectations of lowly mortician Caroline McAleese? Starring Jill Halfpenny and developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme.
Caroline ..... Jill Halfpenny
Gloria ..... Shelley Conn
Anastasia ..... Samantha Dakin
Paulina ..... Chetna Pandya
Mel ..... Liza Sadovy
Trevor ..... Clive Hayward
Che ..... Ikky Elyas
Karina ..... Heather Craney
Stan ..... Neil McCaul
Car Salesman ..... Ian Conningham
Library Computer ..... Sinead MacInnes
BodyEx Computer ..... Scarlett Courtney
Hotel Computer ..... Laura Christy
Rowan / Benefits Office Computer ..... Adam Courting
Directed by Toby Swift -
Episode 4
What price a new body? A dystopian thriller set in 2050 when London can cater for all your transplant needs. But can a new body ever fulfil the life-changing expectations of lowly mortician Caroline McAleese? Starring Jill Halfpenny and developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme.
Caroline ..... Jill Halfpenny
Gloria ..... Shelley Conn
Anastasia ..... Samantha Dakin
Paulina ..... Chetna Pandya
Mel ..... Liza Sadovy
Trevor ..... Clive Hayward
Che ..... Ikky Elyas
Karina ..... Heather Craney
Stan ..... Neil McCaul
Car Salesman ..... Ian Conningham
Library Computer ..... Sinead MacInnes
BodyEx Computer ..... Scarlett Courtney
Hotel Computer ..... Laura Christy
Rowan / Benefits Office Computer ..... Adam Courting
Directed by Toby Swift -
Episode 3
What price a new body? A dystopian thriller set in 2050 when London can cater for all your transplant needs. But can a new body ever fulfil the life-changing expectations of lowly mortician Caroline McAleese? Starring Jill Halfpenny and developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme.
Caroline ..... Jill Halfpenny
Gloria ..... Shelley Conn
Anastasia ..... Samantha Dakin
Paulina ..... Chetna Pandya
Mel ..... Liza Sadovy
Trevor ..... Clive Hayward
Che ..... Ikky Elyas
Karina ..... Heather Craney
Stan ..... Neil McCaul
Car Salesman ..... Ian Conningham
Library Computer ..... Sinead MacInnes
BodyEx Computer ..... Scarlett Courtney
Hotel Computer ..... Laura Christy
Rowan / Benefits Office Computer ..... Adam Courting
Directed by Toby Swift -
Episode 2
What price a new body? A dystopian thriller set in 2050 when London can cater for all your transplant needs. But can a new body ever fulfil the life-changing expectations of lowly mortician Caroline McAleese? Starring Jill Halfpenny and developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme.
Caroline ..... Jill Halfpenny
Gloria ..... Shelley Conn
Anastasia ..... Samantha Dakin
Paulina ..... Chetna Pandya
Mel ..... Liza Sadovy
Trevor ..... Clive Hayward
Che ..... Ikky Elyas
Karina ..... Heather Craney
Stan ..... Neil McCaul
Car Salesman ..... Ian Conningham
Library Computer ..... Sinead MacInnes
BodyEx Computer ..... Scarlett Courtney
Hotel Computer ..... Laura Christy
Rowan / Benefits Office Computer ..... Adam Courting
Directed by Toby Swift -
Episode 1
What price a new body? A dystopian thriller set in 2050 when London can cater for all your transplant needs. But can a new body ever fulfil the life-changing expectations of lowly mortician Caroline McAleese? Starring Jill Halfpenny as a demoralised mortician.
Developed through the Wellcome Trust Experimental stories scheme.
Caroline ..... Jill Halfpenny
Gloria ..... Shelley Conn
Anastasia ..... Samantha Dakin
Paulina ..... Chetna Pandya
Mel ..... Liza Sadovy
Trevor ..... Clive Hayward
Che ..... Ikky Elyas
Karina ..... Heather Craney
Stan ..... Neil McCaul
Car Salesman ..... Ian Conningham
Library Computer ..... Sinead MacInnes
BodyEx Computer ..... Scarlett Courtney
Hotel Computer ..... Laura Christy
Rowan / Benefits Office Computer ..... Adam Courting
Directed by Toby Swift
Customer Reviews
So well done!
This is a thrilling and moving sci fi thriller that’s both well-written and well-acted. I ended up bingeing the whole season in one day because it was too brilliant to stop.