23 min

Episode 1 Body Horror

    • Drama

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

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

23 min

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