Woman's Hour Drama - The Song House - Episode 4

An adaptation of Trezza Azzopardi's new novel, a compelling psychological thriller involving a young woman with a secret in her past. During a rainy summer Maggie arrives for a job interview at a large house in the country. The house is empty apart from Kenneth, an elderly man, who wants a secretary to do an unusual live-in job. He wants someone to listen to his vast and eclectic music collection, and transcribe his impressions and memories connected to each piece of music. She is to be a kind of ghostwriter of his autobiography, through music. Kenneth is odd, isolated, perhaps on the edge of dementia, slightly threatening. But Maggie is mysterious too and she has some hidden plan in taking this job. She knows this place, she's been here before. Piece by piece, as the rain intensifies and the river begins to flood, we learn about Maggie's shocking past and the childhood trauma that involves Kenneth's son, William. Trezza Azzopardi's novels have been short-listed for numerous awards, including the Booker. Cast: MAGGIE.............KAY CURRAM NARRATOR..........SHARON MORGAN KENNETH...........JOHN CASTLE ALISON............CAROLINE HARKER WILLIAM............ MARK MEADOWS RUSTY............ MARILYN LE CONTE Adapted by Elizabeth Burke Produced and Directed by : Kate McAll.