A Tale of Ossian: Dot and Cal

Drama of the Week

BBC

Fiction, Drama

3.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Atmospheric drama by Robert Forrest.

It’s a snowy evening on the outskirts of Glasgow when Dot and Cal take shelter in a disused factory. Warming themselves next to a makeshift fire, an intriguing man walks through the door….He’s an old man captivated by stories whose mysterious presence brings out stories in those he sits with.

Cast:

Cal … Simon Donaldson Dot … Chloe-Ann Tylor Ossian … Finlay Welsh

Studio recording: Gav Murchie Production co-ordinators: Ellie Marsh and Minnie Harrop

Sound Design by Niall Young Directed by Kirsty Williams

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:07.0	In 2001, a brutal crime shattered the close-knit Welsh community.
0:11.9	It was extremely sadistic.
0:14.4	Fear spreads through the village.
0:16.3	Neighbours look at one another differently.
0:18.5	It felt like a monster that was looming over the community.
0:22.7	This is a story about a community trying to make sense of the unthinkable.
0:27.5	The shock had found out who the offender was.
0:29.9	How could we've got it so wrong?
0:31.8	The Anglesey vampire killer.
0:33.5	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:36.2	BBC Sounds. Music, radio, podcasts.
0:40.3	This is Drama of the Week.
0:47.2	A Tale of Ossian by Robert Forrest. Let's start. Let's start again.
1:11.6	I know you can hear me.
1:13.6	You're not asleep.
1:15.6	My mother does this.
1:17.6	Eyes closed, the steady breathing.
1:20.6	She even does a little bit of a snore.
1:23.6	A delicate one, of course, for Mrs Helen Jean McLeod.
1:28.3	So, the story is you were found in a bus shelter, unconscious, you had no identification
1:34.3	on you, no wallet, no paper, no cards, nothing.
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