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Vicky's Story

Episode 2 of 15

Sian Brooke continues Jon McGregor's short story series set in the Peak District. As the hunt for Becky begins, a young woman on the search party struggles with her own demons.

The story of a disappearance - told backwards.

Sian Brooke continues Jon McGregor's new series of interlinked stories set in the Peak District. A thirteen-year-old girl, Becky Shaw, has gone missing on a family walk
on the moors. Now, as the hunt for Becky begins, a young woman on the search party struggles with her own demons.

The fifteen stories of The Reservoir Tapes each stand alone but together build a compelling portrait of a community rocked by tragedy, as they explore events that precede and follow the disappearance the teenage girl. A prequel to Jon McGregor's critically acclaimed Man Booker long-listed novel Reservoir 13, these stories and their different perspectives offer tantalizing glimpses as to what might have happened to Becky.

Writer: Jon McGregor is an acclaimed British novelist who has been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize three times. His third novel, Even the Dogs, won the International Dublin Literary Award
Reader: Sian Brooke is an acclaimed British actor. She has recently starred in Sherlock and The Moorside.
Producer: Justine Willett.

15 minutes

Last on

Sun 8 Oct 2017 19:45

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Role Contributor
Reader Sian Brooke
Writer Jon McGregor
Producer Justine Willett

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  • Sun 8 Oct 2017 19:45

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