5. A Deadly Secret

A modern day thriller set in the North East of England starring Gina McKee as a lone wolf audio forensic analyst with a troubled past.

When the mystery of her father’s departure is solved, Jess is forced to re-evaluate her childhood memories.

Exemplar: an audio recording made by a forensic analyst to recreate the precise audio conditions of a piece of evidence in a criminal or civil case.

Exemplar is based on an idea from Ben and Max Ringham, and written by Ben Ringham, Max Ringham and Dan Rebellato.

Jess ..... Gina McKee

Maya ..... Shvorne Marks

Sophie ..... Fenella Woolgar

Judith ..... Barbara Marten

Ajay ..... Asif Khan

Audio forensic consultant: James Zjalić

Sound recordist: Alisdair McGregor

Studio assistant: Oyin Fowowe

Production coordinator: Darren Spruce

Sound design: Lucinda Mason Brown and David Chilton

Original music/Sound consultants: Ben and Max Ringham

Directors: Polly Thomas and Jade Lewis

Executive producer: Joby Waldman

A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in September 2022.