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Woman's Hour Drama - Shattered - Jackie

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Monologues by Richard Monks, inspired by the 2007 Cumbrian train crash, examining the profound effects on the lives of local residents one year on from the accident. Former drug abuser Jackie is a blacksmith, recently returned to the village in an attempt to provide some stability for Sean, her wayward teenage son. She is commissioned to create the memorial to the victims of the crash. As she puts the finishing touches to the memorial, she relates how she believed Sean was responsible for the disaster. Jackie ...... Katy Cavanagh.