Took Nothing Left Nothing

Drama of the Week

BBC

Drama, Fiction

3.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

When Sam takes his ex-stepdaughter Flo on a treasure hunt in the woods, he hopes to rebuild their lost bond. But the discovery of a bizarre series of love letters throws disturbing light on Flo's current romantic relationship.

Is this just normal teenage angst, or is there something darker at play? And does Sam have the right to become the parent he never was and step in?

Written by Katie Bonna

Sam …. Shane Zaza Flo …. Rowan Robinson Ava …. Mia Haynes-French Petra …. Katie Bonna Original music by Maz O’Connor

Director …. Anne Isger Sound …. Keith Graham and Sam Dickinson Production Co-ordinator ….. Kate Gray

KATIE BONNA Katie Bonna's first radio play, In Moderation, was commended as a finalist for the Imison Award in 2024. In 2021, her short film IRL was a Cannes Short Festival Comedy finalist and in 2023 she won the Education Award at the Iris Film Festival for her short Fight In The Dog. She won the 2018 Off West End Award for Most Promising New Playwright. In 2012 she won a Fringe First for Dirty Great Love Story, co-written with Richard Marsh.

This was originally aired on R4.

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0:43.3	Took Nothing Left Nothing by Katie Bonner.
0:51.3	Okay, not here or here or here.
0:57.0	Tell you what, Flo, mate, why don't you go and look in that bush again?
1:01.0	Again?
1:02.0	We didn't really look, look, did we?
1:04.0	Well, doesn't the map say it's by this tree?
1:06.0	Hmm.
1:07.0	Hold the line cooler.
1:08.0	My jeez-hot great here.
1:10.0	Oh, good that your signal's holding up though.
1:12.6	What? Let's check the map again. Here we go. Okay, the chest is... By this tree.
1:21.6	Yeah. Right, let's regroup. Why don't you go look in that bush one more time? Yeah? I'm just going to check
1:28.8	something. You can reply to your messages on the way. Okay. Okay.
1:40.5	Sorry, but Petra is not able to take your call. Please leave a message after the tone.
1:47.0	We can't find a first chest.
1:49.0	We've been looking for 20 minutes.
1:50.0	A right laugh, you said. Perfect for bonding.
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