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Sounds,10 Jun 2025,21 mins,

1. The Fire

Up In Smoke
Contains some violent scenes and some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

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March 4th, 2014. A devastating house fire engulfs the home of the Miller family. The parents, Otto and Lyndsey, escape the flames. But their teenage son Mason, is trapped inside. Police, led by DCI Roy Burgess (Adam Buxton) are unable to reach the rural village of Greenloch in the snow storm. Kay McAllister (Mei Mac), a local tabloid journalist, has to get the story out. A story that, years later, she’s making this podcast to discredit. Adam Buxton and Mei Mac star in a true crime podcast about a fictional event. In 2014 a devastating house fire shatters the quiet life of Greenloch, a rural English village. Teenager Mason Miller is presumed dead in the blaze. When investigators sift through the ashes, no trace of his body is found. The mystery of Mason’s disappearance ignites a global media frenzy. It draws in police, reporters, and psychics from around the world - all obsessed with one question: Where is Mason Miller? Years later, after the wrongful conviction of Mason's music teacher, the local tabloid journalist who broke the story launches this podcast to unravel the mystery. She personally witnessed an event in 2014 that was beyond belief - something extraordinary and unexplainable. Now she’s determined to challenge the official story. But will the world believe her? Up In Smoke in an eight-part supernatural thriller written and directed by Guy Larsen and Cambria Bailey-Jones.

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