10 episodes

When strange music makes a girl vanish, a detective and her daughter uncover a terrifying force.
Thriller starring Tamzin Outhwaite. Soundtrack by Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan.

The Piper BBC Radio 4

    • Fiction
    • 4.4 • 62 Ratings

When strange music makes a girl vanish, a detective and her daughter uncover a terrifying force.
Thriller starring Tamzin Outhwaite. Soundtrack by Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan.

    Ep.9 - The Sacrifice

    Ep.9 - The Sacrifice

    Ali finds a way to confront The Piper, but is the price too great?
    When strange music makes a girl vanish, a detective and her daughter uncover a terrifying force...
    Thriller starring Tamzin Outhwaite, with a soundtrack by Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan. Sound design by Steve Bond.
    Written by Vickie Donoghue and Natalie Mitchell, directed by Kate Rowland and produced by Russell Finch.
    Ali - Tamzin Outhwaite
    Ivy - Charlee Lou Borthwick
    Poppy - Rosalina McDonagh
    Bobby - Coco Awork
    Stella - Kacey Ainsworth
    Eric - Kassius Carey Johnson
    Sanjay - Manpreet Bachu
    Rita - Shiloh Coke
    Kev - Andrew Tiernan
    Baxter - Mark Lockyer
    Paul - Deka Walmsley
    Scott - Rob Jarvis
    Thanh - Nhu Huynh
    Lesley - Natalie Mitchell
    Ben - Macready Massey
    Magda - Anamaria Marinca
    Ruth - Holly Hazelton

    • 24 min
    Ep.8 - Circuit Breaker

    Ep.8 - Circuit Breaker

    Will Ali break the Piper’s power before it’s too late?
    When strange music makes a girl vanish, a detective and her daughter uncover a terrifying force...
    Thriller starring Tamzin Outhwaite, with a soundtrack by Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan. Sound design by Steve Bond.
    Written by Vickie Donoghue and Natalie Mitchell, directed by Kate Rowland and produced by Russell Finch.
    Ali - Tamzin Outhwaite
    Ivy - Charlee Lou Borthwick
    Poppy - Rosalina McDonagh
    Bobby - Coco Awork
    Stella - Kacey Ainsworth
    Eric - Kassius Carey Johnson
    Sanjay - Manpreet Bachu
    Rita - Shiloh Coke
    Kev - Andrew Tiernan
    Baxter - Mark Lockyer
    Paul - Deka Walmsley
    Scott - Rob Jarvis
    Thanh - Nhu Huynh
    Lesley - Natalie Mitchell
    Ben - Macready Massey
    Magda - Anamaria Marinca
    Ruth - Holly Hazelton

    • 24 min
    Ep.6 -1981 Revisited

    Ep.6 -1981 Revisited

    Ali discovers the truth about Bobby.
    When strange music makes a girl vanish, a detective and her daughter uncover a terrifying force.
    Thriller starring Tamzin Outhwaite, with a soundtrack by Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan. Sound design by Steve Bond.
    Written by Vickie Donoghue and Natalie Mitchell, directed by Kate Rowland and produced by Russell Finch.
    Ali - Tamzin Outhwaite
    Ivy - Charlee Lou Borthwick
    Poppy - Rosalina McDonagh
    Bobby - Coco Awork
    Stella - Kacey Ainsworth
    Eric - Kassius Carey Johnson
    Sanjay - Manpreet Bachu
    Rita - Shiloh Coke
    Kev - Andrew Tiernan
    Baxter - Mark Lockyer
    Paul - Deka Walmsley
    Scott - Rob Jarvis
    Thanh - Nhu Huynh
    Lesley - Natalie Mitchell
    Ben - Macready Massey
    Magda - Anamaria Marinca
    Ruth - Holly Hazelton

    • 22 min
    Ep.7 - Eric

    Ep.7 - Eric

    After the shocking news about Eric, Ali faces the consequences of her actions
    When strange music makes a girl vanish, a detective and her daughter uncover a terrifying force...
    Thriller starring Tamzin Outhwaite. Soundtrack by Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan. Sound design by Steve Bond.
    Written by Vickie Donoghue and Natalie Mitchell, directed by Kate Rowland and produced by Russell Finch.
    Ali - Tamzin Outhwaite
    Ivy - Charlee Lou Borthwick
    Poppy - Rosalina McDonagh
    Bobby - Coco Awork
    Stella - Kacey Ainsworth
    Eric - Kassius Carey Johnson
    Sanjay - Manpreet Bachu
    Rita - Shiloh Coke
    Kev - Andrew Tiernan
    Baxter - Mark Lockyer
    Paul - Deka Walmsley
    Scott - Rob Jarvis
    Thanh - Nhu Huynh
    Lesley - Natalie Mitchell
    Ben - Macready Massey
    Magda - Anamaria Marinca
    Ruth - Holly Hazelton

    • 24 min
    Ep.5 - Countdown

    Ep.5 - Countdown

    Sanjay finds out about Ali’s unconventional methods and mysterious warnings cause panic in the town.
    When strange music makes a girl vanish, a detective and her daughter uncover a terrifying force...
    Thriller starring Tamzin Outhwaite, with a soundtrack by Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan. Sound design by Steve Bond.
    Written by Vickie Donoghue and Natalie Mitchell, directed by Kate Rowland and produced by Russell Finch.
    Ali - Tamzin Outhwaite
    Ivy - Charlee Lou Borthwick
    Poppy - Rosalina McDonagh
    Bobby - Coco Awork
    Stella - Kacey Ainsworth
    Eric - Kassius Carey Johnson
    Sanjay - Manpreet Bachu
    Rita - Shiloh Coke
    Kev - Andrew Tiernan
    Baxter - Mark Lockyer
    Paul - Deka Walmsley
    Scott - Rob Jarvis
    Thanh - Nhu Huynh
    Lesley - Natalie Mitchell
    Ben - Macready Massey
    Magda - Anamaria Marinca
    Ruth - Holly Hazelton

    • 20 min
    Ep.4 - Thanh and Piotr

    Ep.4 - Thanh and Piotr

    The police make a breakthrough in Ruth’s disappearance.
    When strange music makes a girl vanish, a detective and her daughter uncover a terrifying force...
    Thriller starring Tamzin Outhwaite, with a soundtrack by Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan. Sound design by Steve Bond.
    Written by Vickie Donoghue and Natalie Mitchell, directed by Kate Rowland and produced by Russell Finch.
    Ali - Tamzin Outhwaite
    Ivy - Charlee Lou Borthwick
    Poppy - Rosalina McDonagh
    Bobby - Coco Awork
    Stella - Kacey Ainsworth
    Eric - Kassius Carey Johnson
    Sanjay - Manpreet Bachu
    Rita - Shiloh Coke
    Kev - Andrew Tiernan
    Baxter - Mark Lockyer
    Paul - Deka Walmsley
    Scott - Rob Jarvis
    Thanh - Nhu Huynh
    Lesley - Natalie Mitchell
    Ben - Macready Massey
    Magda - Anamaria Marinca
    Ruth - Holly Hazelton

    • 22 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
62 Ratings

62 Ratings

MistaLeeee ,

I enjoyed it.

Awful parents but a good story. Cop-Mom made just about every wrong choice possible lol

monique schulz ,

Easy listening

Much of this was predictable, however, acting was great , story was solid throughout , I enjoyed every episode!

TiBetnChina ,

Fun to listen to!

The story is entertaining (I like the interplay between the adult investigation and the kid one) and the sound design was great. If this is a stand-alone series, I think I’d take it down a star because the story feels still quite incomplete, but if this is just the beginning of the story, then I’m excited for the next installment!

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