"Craft" (1984) - A stranger’s request pulls an ordinary man into unsettling danger.
Support the Archive Buy Me A Coffee ☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/jr_the_old_r... Preserving classic radio drama, one story at a time. Classic Old Time Radio, vintage radio shows, the Golden Age of radio, BBC Radio, murder, mystery, drama, comedy, scifi, westerns. ========================================== In this tense psychological drama, a seemingly ordinary man becomes entangled in a disturbing chain of events when a stranger’s unexpected request forces him to confront the fragile boundaries between duty, fear, and personal responsibility. As the situation grows increasingly unsettling, he discovers that the truth behind the encounter is far more ambiguous and morally complex than he imagined, drawing him into a quiet but gripping struggle over trust, motive, and the consequences of a single fateful choice. --------------------------------------------------------- "Craft" by Guy Meredith was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday, March 24, 1984, as part of the Saturday Night Theatre series. The play is a comedy-thriller set in the art world, following a failed artist named Adam Bax who suddenly finds success through a stroke of luck and decides to exploit the industry's pretentiousness. Broadcast Details Original Air Date: March 24, 1984 Time: 20:30 (8:30 PM) Station: BBC Radio 4 FM Series: Saturday Night Theatre Core Cast & Crew Adam Bax: Norman Rodway Quatermain: James Grout Tessa: Carole Boyd Robert: Geoffrey Collins Director: Cherry Cookson The Sequel Guy Meredith later wrote a sequel titled Craft II: The Tokyo Correction, which was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on February 15, 1993. This follow-up brought back Norman Rodway and James Grout to reprise their roles as the devious artist and the bullish policeman, respectively.
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