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Faking It

Faking It

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 3
  • 2019
  • 1 episode (1 series)

A detective accuses an author of murder on live radio. Stars Gayanne Potter, Robert Jack, Jessica Hardwick and Gavin Mitchell.

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Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2019
Channel
BBC Radio 3
Episodes
1
Stars
Gayanne Potter, Robert Jack, Jessica Hardwick and Gavin Mitchell
Writer
Owen Whitelaw
Producer
Bruce Young
Company

A comic drama which brings together elements of literary celebrity, murder mystery and folk tales to explore the impact of fake news.

During a Radio 3 live broadcast, a private detective stuns the audience by accusing a bestselling author of murder. The author denies the accusation and sets out to prove her innocence to the audience.

Based on the play of the same name, this is one of a series of plays performed at Summerhall during the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe.

Additional details

Also known as
  • Summerhall 2019 - Faking It
  • Summerhall 2019: Faking It
  • Drama on 3: Summerhall 2019 - Faking It
Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 27th October 2019 at 8:30pm on BBC Radio 3
Episode length
30 minutes

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