Wraith: Episode 3: Control
Limelight
BBC
4.4 • 698 Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
A cutting-edge thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover, written in consultation with leading AI and cybersecurity experts.
In Episode 3, the streets of London are in chaos, with traffic and public transport at a standstill and emergency services communications down. Reeling from the killings carried out by the AI, Iain and Mel fall out and decide to go it alone. Nisha realises the AI is trying to hack the London Internet Exchange and spread to the rest of the UK. Despite the patchy communications and ongoing deepfakes, the government manages to send an SAS team to the UT building as Nisha tries to cope with the spiralling situation in Whitehall.
Cast: Iain - Edward Bluemel Mel - Corinna Brown Zaina - Fatima Adoum Roland - Philip Bretherton Jess - Alix Wilton Regan Nisha - Seyan Sarvan Sam - Kenneth Omole Andrea - Beth Chalmers Oliver - Sean Rigby Marcus - Wilf Scolding John - Joseph Mydell Susan - Karen Bryson Lyssa - Catriona Stirling Supporting roles - Sean Baker
Created by James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah Written by James Dobbyn Original Music by Steven D Griffiths and Isla Noir
Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton Sound Designer: Lucinda Mason Brown Director: John Wakefield Story Producer: Sarah Olley Producer: Chris Grezo Executive Producer: John Scott Dryden
A Strange Boy production for BBC Radio 4
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| 0:22.8 | Daniel Mays reveals the true story of Ronnie Biggs. |
| 0:26.4 | A train robbery, a prison escape and 36 years on the run. |
| 0:30.6 | Gangster Presents the story of Ronnie Biggs. |
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| 0:51.9 | Receiving conflicting reports out of Whitehall, with some sources confirming the authenticity |
| 0:57.2 | of the Prime Minister's statement and others denying it. |
| 1:00.8 | A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence has urged Khan, stating a limited number of military |
| 1:06.4 | personnel, how much longer till we get there? |
| 1:08.9 | Is Susan, my name is Susan. I asked how much longer it will be. My husband is a doctor. I'm trying, love, but I don't change the fact. It's about 20 cars ahead of us. I know that, but how close are we to the hospital? No much further. We just have to get past the roundabout. Blouchy! Don't you touch my cat? |
| 1:28.3 | There's so many. |
| 1:30.3 | Well, tell them to stay inside. |
| 1:32.3 | First thing they do is go out looking for trouble. |
| 1:34.3 | The super bucket. |
| 1:36.3 | Oh, that poor man, why doesn't someone stop them? |
| 1:40.3 | Oh, don't. |
| 1:42.3 | Stop. |
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