This Thing of Darkness

by Frances Poet with monologues by Eileen Horne.
Part Four – Involuntary Breach
As the pressure builds within the secure unit housing Kathleen and Abi, Kathleen’s daughter returns to the table for family therapy. She’s about to come face to face with Abi who is intent on destruction.
And in turn, Abi will face Alex who has a very different interpretation of Abi's apparent psychopathy.
DR ALEX BRIDGES ….. Lolita Chakrabarti
KATHLEEN ….. Maureen Beattie
LINDSAY ….. Helen Mackay
ABI ….. Anna Russell-Martin
DANIEL ….. Nicholas Karimi
Production Coordinators: Rosalind Gibson and Ellie Marsh
Sound recording : Andy Hay and Fraser Jackson
Sound Design: Fraser Jackson
Series Consultant: Dr Gwen Adshead
Series format created by Lucia Haynes, Audrey Gillan, Eileen Horne, Gaynor Macfarlane, Anita Vettesse and Kirsty Williams.
A BBC Audio Scotland Production produced and directed by Kirsty Williams
You’ll find details of help and support with dementia related issues at bbc.co.uk/actionline

by Frances Poet with monologues by Eileen Horne.
Part Three – Diagnosis
Dr Alex Bridges is an expert forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist, assessing and treating perpetrators of serious crime.
Kathleen's unpredictable behaviour in the secure unit is becoming a cause for concern.
Dr Alex Bridges ….. Lolita Chakrabarti
Kathleen ….. Maureen Beattie
Lindsay ….. Helen Mackay
Abi ….. Anna Russell-Martin
Daniel ….. Nicholas Karimi
Sandra ….. Lucianne McEvoy
Lewis ….. Lee Hughes
Production Coordinators: Rosalind Gibson and Ellie Marsh
Sound recording : Andy Hay and Fraser Jackson
Sound Design: Fraser Jackson
Series Consultant: Dr Gwen Adshead
Series format created by Lucia Haynes, Audrey Gillan, Eileen Horne, Gaynor Macfarlane, Anita Vettesse and Kirsty Williams.
A BBC Audio Scotland Production produced by Kirsty Williams and directed by Gaynor Macfarlane
You’ll find details of help and support with dementia related issues at bbc.co.uk/actionline

by Frances Poet with monologues by Eileen Horne.
Part Two – The Unsaid
Dr Alex Bridges is an expert forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist, assessing and treating perpetrators of serious crime.
Lindsay has agreed to take part in family therapy in the secure unit where Kathleen is being held. Unanswered questions and long-held resentments surface as Lindsay struggles to understand her mother's actions.
Dr Alex Bridges ….. Lolita Chakrabarti
Kathleen ….. Maureen Beattie
Lindsay ….. Helen Mackay
Daniel ….. Nicholas Karimi
Production Coordinators: Rosalind Gibson and Ellie Marsh
Sound recording : Andy Hay and Fraser Jackson
Sound Design: Fraser Jackson
Series Consultant: Dr Gwen Adshead
Series format created by Lucia Haynes, Audrey Gillan, Eileen Horne, Gaynor Macfarlane, Anita Vettesse and Kirsty Williams.
A BBC Audio Scotland Production produced by Kirsty Williams and directed by Gaynor Macfarlane

by Frances Poet with monologues by Eileen Horne.
Part One – Admission
Dr Alex Bridges is an expert forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist, assessing and treating perpetrators of serious crime.
In this new 5 part series, she takes us into the world of secure units, explores the relationship between mothers and daughters and the impact of fatal violence on the lives it shatters.
DR ALEX BRIDGES ….. Lolita Chakrabarti
KATHLEEN ….. Maureen Beattie
LINDSAY ….. Helen Mackay
ABI ….. Anna Russell-Martin
DANIEL ….. Nicholas Karimi
SANDRA ….. Lucianne McEvoy
LEWIS/SOLICITOR/AMBULANCE OPERATOR ….. Lee Hughes
DC INGLES/SECURITY GUARD/NURSE ….. Kenny Blyth
Production Coordinators: Rosalind Gibson and Ellie Marsh
Sound recording : Andy Hay and Fraser Jackson
Sound Design: Fraser Jackson
Series Consultant: Dr Gwen Adshead
Series format created by Lucia Haynes, Audrey Gillan, Eileen Horne, Gaynor Macfarlane, Anita Vettesse and Kirsty Williams.
A BBC Audio Scotland Production produced and directed by Kirsty Williams

More gripping drama inspired by a real forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist and her work in secure hospitals.