People Who Knew Me
By BBC Radio 5 Live
Emily Morris uses 9/11 to fake her own death and run away to start a new life in California as Connie Prynne. Fourteen years later, now with a teenage daughter by her side, Connie is diagnosed with breast cancer. She will be forced to confront her past so that her daughter will not be left on her own if she does not survive. She must decide how to explain her lies, her secrets, her selfish decisions - and ultimately her 'widowed' husband. Everything she thought she had fled from when she pretended to die in New York.
Starring Rosamund Pike and Hugh Laurie, Kyle Soller, Isabella Sermon and Alfred Enoch. The first audio drama from the makers of Bad Sisters, People Who Knew Me is a 10-part series, written and directed by Daniella Isaacs, adapted from the book by Kim Hooper.
Written and Directed by Daniella Isaacs Adapted from the original novel and Consulting Produced by Kim Hooper Produced by Joshua Buckingham
A Merman / Mermade production for BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sounds
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Introducing... People Who Knew Me
A woman uses 9/11 to fake her death. 14 years later, she is forced to confront her past. -
1. Hello LA
A diagnosis makes Connie face her past life in NYC and why she faked her death after 9/11. -
2. Fettuccine Alfredo
Connie starts therapy and delves into her past to see where it all went wrong with Drew. -
3. Adult Bob
Claire shaves Connie’s hair, evoking memories of Emily's first job and marital breakdown. -
4. Jack Daniels
Wig-shopping with Claire causes Connie to recall how fate stepped in to ruin her marriage. -
5. Heimlich Maneuver
The pressure of Connie's past forces her to come clean. -
6. Non-Monogamy
Connie's confession reveals her most shameful secret. -
7. Daddy
Connie relives September 11, the day that her life changed forever. -
8. Tidal Wave
Connie tells Claire the truth about her dad. -
9. Coward
Drew calls Connie in utter disbelief that she is alive.
