Mothercover Episode 1: Camera Obscura

Drama of the Week

BBC

Drama, Fiction

3.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Gwen is recruited to spy on another mum in her local baby group. But how long can she keep up the act?

An Aberystwyth-set thriller, by BAFTA Cymru nominee Fflur Dafydd, with original music by Mercury Prize nominees Gwenno and Rhys Edwards.

CAST

Gwen .... Alexandra Roach

Liz .... Remy Beasley

Owen .... Sacha Dhawan

Geraint .... Matthew Gravelle

Yoga Teacher .... Lisa Zahra

Group Leader .... Nadia Wyn Abouayen

Mums .... Aoife Moss and Bethan Mclean

Ioan .... Liam Donnelly

Theo .... Cai Roberts

Original Music, Gwenno and Rhys Edwards

Sound design, Rhys Morris

Production Co-ordinators, Lindsay Rees and Eleri McAuliffe

Directed by Fay Lomas

Produced by Fay Lomas and John Norton, BBC Audio Drama Wales

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is Drama of the Week.
0:05.0	Shh, shh, shh, shh.
0:09.0	Hina Blintin, Harp Manuel's,
0:15.0	Kli Dachaness,
0:18.0	Erdo Horn. Shh, Okay. Okay, here it goes. Adieu hush.
0:21.6	Okay.
0:22.6	Okay, here it goes.
0:29.6	If you're listening to this, it means something has happened to me.
0:39.8	You're both too young to understand it now, but one day you'll realise that...
0:45.3	Who you talking to?
0:46.7	No one.
0:48.4	Gwen, what is it? You're shaking.
0:51.4	I'm just tired.
0:53.3	Let me settle, Karris.
0:55.2	Give it.
0:56.5	I'll be back in a minute.
1:00.9	You have to know.
1:03.2	I never meant for things to end up like this.
1:06.9	Two months ago, I was just an ordinary mum.
1:23.3	Mother cover by Fleer David, episode one.
1:30.0	Oh, come on. You can't still be hungry.
1:36.3	Why is my baby always hungry?
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