Murmurs: Crack in Reality

Synopsis

Ten mind-altering tales from some of the best new drama writersThere'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 creditsMusic by Mary EpworthA BBC Cymru Wales ProductionFirst broadcast on BBC Sounds, 9 January 2021Over and OutLieutenant Beaumont - Peter BankoleKim - Katrina AllenAmira - Helene MaksoudJimmy - Adam CourtingWritten by Tom CrowleyDirected by David DevereuxWhen We Are Heard (Part 1)Millie - Abra ThompsonBeth - Camille CoduriWritten by Janina MatthewsonDirected by James RobinsonNight JungleEve - Aimee-Ffion EdwardsAlison - Larissa HopeMr Wensum - Ben CroweJune - Claire CageWritten by Beth CraneDirected by Helen PerryA MiraclePrecious - Danielle VitalisTemi - Doyin AjiboyeCrazy Lady - Janice AcquahThe Reporter - Adam CourtingWritten by Eno MfonDirected by John NortonWhen We Are Heard (Part 2)Millie - Abra ThompsonBeth - Camille CoduriWritten by Janina MatthewsonDirected by James RobinsonLast Night on EarthGermaine - Georgia HenshawDetective Blake - Don GiletBooker - Lloyd EverittRyan - Dom FrancisWritten by Greer EllisonDirected by John NortonDisappearancesMo - Valene KaneMidge - Dylan LlewellynMidge's Mum - Eiry ThomasLibrary Technician - Saikat AhamedWritten by Jesse SchwenkDirected by Helen PerryMan's Best FriendLloyd - Alex LawtherNadia - Monica SagarJacquie - Heather CraneyMarco - Lucio VeronesiPolice Officers - Adam Courting & Scarlett CourtneyWritten by Robert ValentineDirected by John NortonThe QueueElena - Adelle LeonceBronwyn - Gwyneth KeyworthNeal - Ian SmithWilkes - Jessica TurnerClaire - Laura ChristyCarlson - Ikky ElyasWritten by Jen and Chris SugdenDirected by David DevereuxWhen We Are Heard (Part 3)Millie - Abra ThompsonBeth - Camille CoduriNurse - Scarlett CourtneyTrain Announcer - Adam CourtingWritten by Janina MatthewsonDirected by James Robinson©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd