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Mar 27, 2026 • 28min
The Dentist: Episode 5
Kerry’s efforts to assume her sister’s identity and pose as a dentist have been disastrous. Between the high body count and a gangster pursuing her for a quarter of a million pounds, the life of quiet desperation she was previously living seems very attractive right now…D.C. Jackson’s darkly comical crime thriller concludes. Cast:
DI Hickman … David Ireland
Paul Rennie… Jonathan Watson
Jaconelli and The Minister… Gavin Mitchell
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley
Kasia … Leah Byrne
Bob … Grant O’Rourke
Sapphire … Sylvia JacksonStudio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie MarshOriginal music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham Commissioning Editors: Alison Hindell and Rhian Roberts.
A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams

Mar 20, 2026 • 28min
The Dentist: Episode 4
When Kerry made the snap decision to assume her dead sister’s identity, she didn’t think through the consequences of posing as a dentist.So far those consequences have been pretty fatal. And now, as she digs deeper and deeper into her deception, she finds herself butting up against the criminal underworld. Cast:
Kasia … Leah Byrne
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley
Paul Rennie… Jonathan Watson
DI Hickman … David Ireland
Bob … Grant O’RourkeStudio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie MarshOriginal music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham
A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams

Mar 13, 2026 • 29min
The Dentist: Episode 3
Darkly comic crime thriller by D.C. Jackson. When Kerry makes the snap decision to assume her dead sister’s identity, she doesn’t think through the consequences of posing as a dentist.And those consequences turn out to be pretty fatal... Cast:
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley
Kasia … Leah Byrne
Bob and Toby… Grant O’Rourke
Stewart … Jonathan Watson
DI Hickman … David Ireland
Jaconelli … Gavin Mitchell Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie MarshOriginal music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham
A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams

Mar 6, 2026 • 28min
The Dentist: Episode 2
Darkly comic crime thriller by D.C. Jackson. When Kerry makes the snap decision to assume her dead sister’s identity, she doesn’t think through the consequences of posing as a dentist. Turns out they’re pretty catastrophic…Cast:
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley
DI Hickman … David Ireland
Bob … Grant O’Rourke
Stewart … Jonathan Watson
Jaconelli … Gavin Mitchell
Kasia … Leah ByrneStudio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie MarshOriginal music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham
A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams

Feb 27, 2026 • 28min
The Dentist: Episode 1
Darkly comic crime thriller by D.C. Jackson. Kerry’s living a life of quiet desperation.
Her identical twin appears to be affluent and successful.
When Kerry turns to her sister for help, the consequences are worse than she could possibly have imagined, for both of them…Cast:
Leanne and Kerry … Gabriel Quigley
Bob … Grant O’Rourke
Kasia … Leah Bryne
Stewart … Jonathan Watson
The Minister … Gavin Mitchell Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie MarshOriginal music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham
A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams

Feb 23, 2026 • 3min
The Dentist: Trailer
Things aren’t going well for Kerry. But it turns out that faking being a dentist might actually be worse than a life of quiet desperation.

Feb 20, 2026 • 28min
Wolf Valley: Episode 5
The tragic impact of a crime still echoes through Wolf Valley. But it’s not what Lena expects.Wolf Valley is in the grip of a major storm as Lena leads a desperate search for the missing child. As the community rallies, unsettling discoveries hint at old wounds and long-buried resentments that are beginning to surface. With the past and present colliding in a murderous conspiracy, a last vital revelation sets Lena off on a race against time to prevent the killer from claiming his next victim…The powerful conclusion to Wolf Valley, a noir thriller set within a Nordic fjord valley fractured by devastating secrets and long-ago tragedy.LENA - Amrita Acharia
AKSEL - David Menkin
MAGNUS - Eirik Knutsvik
HENRIK - Øystein Lode
VIDAR - Sigurd Myhre
EVA - Ingvild Lakou
ANNETTE - Sarah Whitehouse
SUSANNA - Ingrid Werner
OSKAR - Raife Sutherland
LENA’S MUM - Ingvild Lakou
YOUNG LENA - Mackensie SutherlandAll other parts played by the castWritten by Charlotte Melén
Composer - Marcus Aurelius Hjelmborg
Singer - Johanne Baadsgaard Lange
Sound Design - Louis Blatherwick, Steve Bond
Director - Charlotte Melén
Producer - Eleanor Mein
Assistant Producer - Chloe Sackur
Script Consultant - Lauren Shippen
Development Producer - Saskia Black
Executive Producers - Charlotte Melén, Celia de WolffAn Almost Tangible production for BBC Radio 4

Feb 13, 2026 • 28min
Wolf Valley: Episode 4
Lena (Amrita Acharia), the lead investigator driven to untangle Asgard’s finances and mysterious deaths. Axel (David Menkin), a senior police officer coordinating the search and interrogations. They probe corporate ties to Russian backers, reconstruct GoPro footage that hints at violence, and race to find a missing ten-year-old before a storm.

Feb 6, 2026 • 29min
Wolf Valley: Episode 3
Lena Ekström, a determined detective driving a probing investigation into Rose’s death. Aksel (Oxel-Karlin), her pragmatic police partner who provides procedural support and field backup. They probe rituals, rune markings and Valborg Academy’s secretive traditions. Corporate entanglements with Asgard and the Echo Terra call escalate the stakes. A secluded cabin search and resurfacing childhood trauma push the inquiry into darker territory.

Jan 30, 2026 • 28min
Wolf Valley: Episode 2
Aksel Carlin, an authoritative Oslo detective with a hotheaded streak, leads the local investigation. The story follows discovery of a young woman's body, tense jurisdictional clashes, social media and GoPro clues, and unsettling digital forensics pointing to masked youths and powerful local figures. Dark local ties and stormy conditions complicate the search for answers.


