Leverage & other thrillers

A collection of taut psychological dramas from one of radio’s leading thriller writers

Simon Passmore is an acclaimed author and scriptwriter, who has also produced numerous films and TV series including Foyle’s War. This box set features all six of his compelling, character-driven radio dramas, each writhing with twists and heavy on menace.

Offshore – Sailing out of Poole Harbour in a borrowed luxury yacht, Chris and Sam are looking forward to their cross-channel boat trip. But their idyllic weekend soon turns into a nightmare. Richard Lintern and Nadine Marshall star in this tense thriller.

Accomplices – Former City lawyer Alice will do anything to escape the relentless grind of a life that’s careering downhill. But the price she must pay is getting higher by the minute… Starring Claudia Harrison as Alice, with Emily Joyce, Stephen Hogan, Lizzy Watts and Paul Rider.

Going to Ground – Kent, 1940. With England braced for a German invasion, a secret resistance unit leaps into action. Whatever happens, none of them expects to see their families again. Starring Ivan Kaye, Anthony Flanagan, Rupert Evans, Guy Henry and Joshua Jenkin.

The Patient – A doctor''s night-time visits are sent off course when she starts receiving mysterious phone calls from a former patient. Lucy Akhurst stars in this eerie drama.

Leverage – A high-flying investment banker is found dead, and at the funeral, his former girlfriend is unexpectedly questioned about when she last saw him. Retracing his last movements, her suspicions mount – can she expose a murder before it’s too late? Starring Claire Foy, Blake Ritson and Charlie Cox.

Earworm – Tasked with producing an item for a show about Britain’s worst film director, TV researcher Mia (Chloe Pirrie) sets out to track down a long-lost cult horror movie. Undeterred by the urban myths surrounding the notorious video nasty, she seeks out the film’s secret – and puts herself in danger…

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