Astronomers
Astronomers: comedy drama by Imison Award winner Faebian Averies, starring Gabrielle Creevy and Brid Brennan. Space-obsessed Olive joins forces with the toughest woman in the jail.
Drama by Faebian Averies, winner of The Imison Award 2022, starring Gabrielle Creevy (The Guest, In My Skin)
Olive is a space-obsessed care home survivor and prison lifer. Emily is the toughest woman in the jail. Together they break out and go on the run 鈥� they're not friends but they do need each other. Olive wants to go to Anglesey to the centenary celebrations of her hero, the Welsh aerospace engineer Tecwyn Roberts; Emily has her own reasons for wanting a last chance at freedom. Will they make it as far as Anglesey before the law catches up with them?
Our first broadcast coincides with the centenary of Tecwyn Roberts' birth.
CAST
Olive - Gabrielle Creevy
Emily - Brid Brennan
Beryl - Faebian Averies
Paul - Keiron Self
Simon - Dean Rehman
Pat - Lauren Morais
Tia - Sasha McCabe
Karl - Gwydion Rhys
Tom - Django Bevan
Production Coordinator: Eleri McAuliffe
Sound Design: Catherine Robinson
Producer: John Norton
A 蜜芽传媒 Audio Wales Production
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Broadcast
- Tue 30 Sep 2025 14:15蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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