Dead Hand: 3. Hierarchy of Victims

Limelight

BBC

Fiction, Drama

4.4 • 698 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

A contemporary thriller set in Northern Ireland written by Stuart Drennan.

Greg is the host of a true crime podcast dedicated to uncovering the identity of a serial killer, last active over 20 years ago, known only as Dead Hand.

A killer named after a mysterious radio transmission which has been broadcasting an indecipherable code in the years since Dead Hand vanished. A code told in the voices of Dead Hand’s victims; including Greg’s missing father. However, when a new voice is added to the code, Greg realises that Dead Hand is active again.

With time already running out, can he finally crack the code and catch the killer?

Cast: Greg ... Paul Mallon DS Murray … Michelle Fairley Kate … Roísín Gallagher Lucy … Hannah Eggleton Stacey … Eimear Fearon May … Julia Dearden Freya … Carol Moore Daniel … Desmond Eastwood All other roles played by members of the cast.

Writer … Stuart Drennan Script Editor … Philip Palmer Producer … Michael Shannon Executive Editor … Andy Martin

A BBC Northern Ireland production for Radio 4.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.4	This is the Dead Hand Code podcast phone line.
0:09.1	Please leave your comments, queries and theories right here.
0:13.5	Gregman, what's going on?
0:15.4	They arrested you?
0:16.7	What evidence do the police have?
0:18.7	Has it been manufactured?
0:20.4	My cousin is a lawyer. I'm sending him this number.
0:23.6	What are the police thinking? Can't they steer an investigation in the right direction for once?
0:29.5	Someone needs to do something about that DS Murray. She's a law unto herself. Here, is it true Daniel
0:34.8	Cardi's fiancé was with you? Was it his thing? Was she involved? Is it true you have a criminal record?
0:42.3	I just wanted to call because I'm delighted they've arrested you. I think you're a sicko and you deserve everything you get. You're just looking attention and it wouldn't surprise me one bit
0:55.9	if only talking about death
0:58.1	wasn't enough for you anymore.
1:00.4	You had to get your hands dirty.
1:03.4	Hope you enjoy prison. Thanks for picking me up.
1:25.4	Yeah.
1:26.6	And for the other thing. Can't believe I laid to the up. Yeah. And for the other thing.
1:28.3	Can't believe I laid to the police.
1:30.3	Never asked me to do an hang like that again.
1:33.3	How'd Murray react when you told her?
1:37.3	She didn't seem surprised. I was backing you up.
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