Agatha Christie's The Last Seance

1st Broadcast 24th March 2003 BBC Radio 4

Director

Dirk Maggs

Producer

Bruce Hyman

Dramatised

Paul Kember

Written By

Agatha Christie

Produced By

Above The Title Productions for BBC Radio 4

Synopsis

Based on Agatha Christie's The Last Seance

A new contemporary dramatisation

Set in England against the backdrop of international turmoil. A young woman whose life has been devastated by the war in Afghanistan, and who has lost her husband and only child, turns to an Irish couple who may be able to offer her a chance of salvation - the promise of a miracle. But the price to be paid for such a miracle could be too much to bear.

or

A brand-new radio adaptation of a classic Agatha Christie short story by Paul Kember. Bridget has an unusual and frightening gift for communicating with the dead, and making the deceased appear in a flesh and blood likeness. When Rasha approaches her, in mourning for her young daughter, Simone reluctantly agrees to carry out a séance, with horrifying results.