Episode 5
As Thornfield burns, Axel has an offer for Charly. Chloë Myerson's claustrophobic near-future thriller set in a billionaire’s haunted bunker
After the devastating revelation about Edward's wife, Thornfield is burning. But Axel has an offer for Charly.
In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.
In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?
CAST
Charly ..... Ava Hinds-Jones,
Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Axel ..... Alexander Arnold,
Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams,
Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
Mei ..... India Moon
Huxley ..... Ayrton English
Esther ..... Kerry Gooderson
Dmitry ..... Tom Kiteley
Other parts are played by David Holt.
Written by Chloë Myerson
Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt
Director: Anne Isger
A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4
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