006 Contemporary Drama – Old
I was blown away by 24 Kildare Road; I thought it was
new and wondered who on Earth this talented new radio writer was. Turns out it was Katie Hims; of course it
was. By the end of it, it actually bore
all the hallmarks of a Katie Hims story:
loved ones separated for decades, secrets, but a happy ending. However, the characters and dialogue are just
stunning, and it’s a wonderfully revealed mystery that at first glance seems
like a shocking tragedy. The story
starts with children Ryan (Harry Grasby) and Jackson (Aaron Gelkoff) who
discover the body of an elderly woman in a snow-covered park. They alert police officers Mick (David Reed)
and Hayley (Christine Bottomley); off to the scene are sent paramedics Ozzy
(Ikky Elyas) and Ned (Will Kirk). A
young woman on her way to Hull who is meeting up with an online boyfriend in
the flesh for the first time shares a train carriage with Marion (Marcia Warren),
an elderly woman whose family has recently sent her from her home in Leeds to a
care home in London. Her daughter had
recently died of cancer. At the care
home, Kadija (Nahel Tzegai) and Pat (Heather Craney) were trying to find the
whereabouts of Marion, only slowly revealed by Rose (Jessica Turner). In Hull—actually Bridlington—Marion takes a
taxi to 24 Kildare Road, where she is trying to find Joe (John Rowe). When she can’t find him, we are led to connect
her with the body in the park. However, the
story is not so simply concluded. Excellent
performances complement plenty of cliffhangers. 24 Kildare Road was
directed by Mary Peate in 2010, and also starred Ian Conningham, Neil McCaul,
Amanda Wilkin, Sinead MacInnes, Greg Jones, Neil Dudgeon, and Amelia Bullmore.
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