English Rose: Series 2: 3. Transylvania
Limelight
BBC
4.4 • 698 Ratings
🗓️ 1 December 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
By Helen Cross. Rose won't survive 'the Old Land'. Her Mam means Transylvania. So when Rose arrives at a picturesque town in the shadow of the Carpathian Mountains, she's on high alert. Rose's arrival is a nasty surprise for Siobhan too. She wants to go home, yes, but not in a body bag. And if Austin's 'reappeared' here, then Rose has to be ready for a fight.
Stylish and surprising fantasy horror with a comic twist, starring Alexandra Mardell (Coronation Street) and Demetri Goritsas (Ten Percent). With music by Dana Margolin and Sam Yardley of Mercury-nominated band, Porridge Radio.
Helen Cross wrote ‘My Summer of Love’ which won a Betty Trask award and was made into a Bafta-winning film with Emily Blunt (recently rated her best film in The Guardian top ten Emily Blunt films). Mary Ward-Lowery won Best Director in 2020 Audio Drama Awards.
Rose ... Alexandra Mardell Maya ... Miranda Braun Austin ... Demetri Goritsas Siobhan ... Deirdre Mullins Delphine ... Yasemin Özdemir Mam ... Jane Thornton Jack ... Tyler Cameron Gym owner ... Don Gilet Dakota ... Rhiannon Neads Alina ... Kitty O'Sullivan Englishman ... Martin Bonger Angry Man ... Douglas Hodgson Gully ... Bruce Casswell
Original music written and performed by Dana Margolin and Sam Yardley of Porridge Radio.
Sound design by Ilse Lademann and Mary Ward-Lowery Assistant Producer ... Alison Crawford Director ... Mary Ward-Lowery
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.9 | English Rose from BBC Radio 4, series 2. |
| 0:14.0 | As I wait for her to appear through the crowds, |
| 0:17.1 | I watch the skaters gliding elegantly around the rink. |
| 0:20.5 | And I think ice, sparkling ice or black ice. |
| 0:25.9 | Fun or deadly. |
| 0:28.1 | It really all depends on how you treat it. |
| 0:30.6 | Episode three, Transylvania. |
| 0:33.4 | Hey, over here! |
| 0:34.8 | Oh my God! |
| 0:38.0 | I need to talk to you. |
| 0:39.3 | Get away from me, you crazy cannibal. |
| 0:41.9 | You raging necrophiliac. |
| 0:44.2 | Come back, it's okay. |
| 0:46.2 | I want to go home, but I don't want to go home in a body back. |
| 0:49.2 | What? |
| 0:49.8 | Wait, I just need to ask you some questions. |
| 0:52.0 | Help! Help! |
| 0:53.2 | She's screaming. |
| 0:53.9 | Help! |
| 0:54.5 | And all around the snowy marketplace, people pause on the cobbles, |
| 0:58.5 | turn from their mulled wine, look up from their hot chocolates, |
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