Fault Lines: Series 3 Blood. BBC RADIO DRAMA

Fault Lines: Money, Sex and Blood

Glenda Jackson stars in a compelling drama series inspired by Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, highlighting different aspects of contemporary Britain

In 2015, double Oscar winner Glenda Jackson made a triumphant return to acting in BBC Radio 4's Blood, Sex and Money, a radical reimagining of Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle.

Here, she reprises her role as matriarch/narrator in this eclectic mix of dramas inspired by Zola's novels, but set in modern Britain.

Constance is confined to her sick bed and dying of motor neurone disease. Her body is paralysed, but her mind runs free, seeking out stories from the extended family she has long refused to acknowledge. As she delves into their lives, she uncovers dark secrets, lies and deceit. Has bad blood seeped down through the generations to corrupt them all, or is there a chink of light in the familial fault lines, where love and hope can flourish?

Over three series, exploring British society through the lens of money, sex and blood, we meet the members of her flawed clan - from her son Miles, born into wealth and privilege, to her great-great-cousin Hannah and great-niece Natalie, struggling to survive in a world of zero-hours contracts, food banks and precarious social housing. Whether rich or poor, all have been shaped by the powerful driving forces of capitalism, desire and DNA...

Written by a host of top dramatists including the award-winning Christopher Reason, Roy Williams, Eve Steele and Michael Symmons Roberts, these intimate, immersive dramas are performed by a stellar cast including Robert Glenister, Gillian Kearney, Don Gilet, Siobhan Finneran, Eleanor Bron and Rudolph Walker.

Produced and directed by Pauline Harris and Gary Brown
Sound design by Steve Brooke, Sharon Hughes and Simon Highfield

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16-21 February 2020 (Money), 10-17 October 2020 (Sex), 18-26 January 2022 (Blood)

Episode 1 00:00
Entitled
Fault Lines: Blood ep1/5
Entitled by Becky Prestwich

Miles, Constance's only son has returned to the family home with a wife, Sarah, whom Constance adores. But all is not as it seems. The opening episode of the new series explores entitlement, betrayal and murder.

Constance - Glenda Jackson
Miles - Robert Glenister
Sarah - Pippa Nixon
Gabriel - Joseph Ayre
Maria - Christine Bottomley

Sound by Steve Brooke
Produced and directed by Pauline Harris

Episode 2 43:43
Between Two Worlds
Fault Lines: Blood, Ep 2/5
Between Two Worlds by Kathrine Smith

Constance is trying to find the murderer amongst her family. Could it be her twelve-year-old great-niece, Lily? A child capable of much destruction. But there's a new carer, Josie, a mystery figure whose presence causes ructions. A haunting drama of hidden shame and loss.

Constance - Glenda Jackson
Lily - Poppy O'Brien
Josie - Joy Richardson
Miles - Robert Glenister
Maria - Christine Bottomley

Sound by Sharon Hughes
Produced and directed by Pauline Harris

Episode 3 1:27:21
Deception
Fault Lines: Blood, Ep 3/5
Deception by Fiona Evans
How has Sarah deceived Constance so completely? Constance discovers Sarah's illicit affair with Gabriel, and discovers darker secrets, and deception when Sarah is forced to return to her childhood home.

Constance - Glenda Jackson
Sarah - Pippa Nixon
Gabriel - Joseph Ayre
Mam - Charlie Hardwick
Amanda - Angela Lonsdale.

Sound by Steve Brooke & Sharon Hughes
Produced and directed by Pauline Harris

Episode 4 2:11:03
Confessions
Fault Lines: Blood
Confessions by Michael Simmons Roberts
Constance is trying to find the murderer amongst her family. Could it be the husband of her beloved niece Celeste, the saintly Richard? Just before he left the priesthood, Constance unburdened her soul during several confessions. What secrets has she told him? Could this be the trigger for the murder?
Constance........................Glenda Jackson
Richard...............................Matthew Gravelle
Celeste...............................Melody Grove
Director/Producer Gary Brown
Sound Design Simon Highfield
A BBC Audio Drama North Production.

Matthew Gravelle won Best Supporting Actor in the 2022 BBC Audio Drama Awards for his role in this drama.

Episode 5 2:55:00
Bad Blood
Fault Lines: Blood. 5/5
Bad Blood by Eve Steele.
Maria is Constance's niece. Sensitive and highly strung, she has never really felt part of the family. Yet she is the key to the murder. The final episode of the series where the corrosive secret at the heart of the Sterling family is finally revealed.
Constance...............Glenda Jackson
Maria........................Christine Bottomley
Lily.............................Poppy O’Brien
Miles.........................Robert Glenister
Sarah........................Pippa Nixon
Adrian/Edward.....Jake Ferretti
Archie...................Dominic Lane
Director/Producer Gary Brown
Sound Designer Sharon Hughes.
A BBC Audio Drama North Production.

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