30 Eggs [15 Minute Drama]

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Episode 01

WRITER: Eoin O'connor
PRODUCER: Gemma Mcmullan
Assad - Josiah Choto
Customer - Damian Lynch
Cyclist - Richard Pepple
Egg Vendor - Nyasha Hatendi
Grace - Noma Dumezweni
Innocent - Milanne Gordon
Modeste - Jude Akuwudike
Richard - Khalil Vaughan

Episode 02

WRITER: Eoin O'connor
PRODUCER: Gemma Mcmullan
Assad - Josiah Choto
Daniel - Richard Pepple
Driver - Nyasha Hatendi
Eugenie - Noma Dumezweni
Innocent - Milanne Gordon
Joel - Khalil Vaughan
Modeste - Jude Akuwudike
Samuel - Damian Lynch

Episode 03

WRITER: Eoin O'connor
PRODUCER: Gemma Mcmullan
Ayuub - Nyasha Hatendi
Innocent - Milanne Gordon
Jacques - Damian Lynch
Kid - Josiah Choto
Modeste - Jude Akuwudike
Pierre - Richard Pepple
Richard - Khalil Vaughan
Sandra - Noma Dumezweni

Episode 04

WRITER: Eoin O'connor
PRODUCER: Gemma Mcmullan
Father Boniface - Nyasha Hatendi
Innocent - Milanne Gordon
Modeste - Jude Akuwudike

Episode 05

WRITER: Eoin O'connor
PRODUCER: Gemma Mcmullan
Claire - Noma Dumezweni
Innocent - Milanne Gordon
Joseph - Nyasha Hatendi
Modeste - Jude Akuwudike

Duration

14 minutes
15 minutes

Genre

15 Minute Drama

Station

Radio 4

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20151005	Weary of life in the bustling Rwandan border town of Rusumo, Modeste, a blind and sickly homeless man resolves to return to his home village of Kibuye on the far side of the country with the help of his companion, Innocent, a cheeky seven year-old street orphan. The journey starts well when they stumble upon a small amount of money but little Innocent inadvertently spends the cash purchasing a basket of thirty raw eggs during a mix up in a market melee. With their peculiar bounty of raw eggs the unlikely duo set off on an adventure of a life time along the rising road cresting atop the many rolling hills of Rwanda. A beautiful, funny and inspirational story which catapults you into life in Rwanda and one remarkable journey. Irish writer Eoin O'Connor has spent a number of years living in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having recently returned to Ireland, Eoin is currently working on two further feature scripts, a comedy, Family Remains, currently in development with Grand Pictures, Dublin, and a thriller set in Syria entitled Stolen, currently in development with Epos Films, Dublin. Blind Modeste convinces his 7-year-old companion Innocent to journey across Rwanda.
02	20151006	Weary of life in the bustling Rwandan border town of Rusumo, Modeste, a blind and sickly homeless man resolves to return to his home village of Kibuye on the far side of the country with the help of his companion, Innocent, a cheeky seven year-old street orphan. The journey starts well when they stumble upon a small amount of money but little Innocent inadvertently spends the cash purchasing a basket of thirty raw eggs during a mix up in a market melee. With their peculiar bounty of raw eggs the unlikely duo set off on an adventure of a life time along the rising road cresting atop the many rolling hills of Rwanda. A beautiful, funny and inspirational story which catapults you into life in Rwanda and one remarkable journey. Irish writer Eoin O'Connor has spent a number of years living in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having recently returned to Ireland, Eoin is currently working on two further feature scripts, a comedy, Family Remains, currently in development with Grand Pictures, Dublin, and a thriller set in Syria entitled Stolen, currently in development with Epos Films, Dublin. Writer - Eoin O'Connor Producer - Gemma McMullan. Modeste and Innocent meet an old friend on the road from Rusumo.
03	20151007	Weary of life in the bustling Rwandan border town of Rusumo, Modeste, a blind and sickly homeless man resolves to return to his home village of Kibuye on the far side of the country with the help of his companion, Innocent, a cheeky seven year-old street orphan. The journey starts well when they stumble upon a small amount of money but little Innocent inadvertently spends the cash purchasing a basket of thirty raw eggs during a mix up in a market melee. With their peculiar bounty of raw eggs the unlikely duo set off on an adventure of a life time along the rising road cresting atop the many rolling hills of Rwanda. A beautiful, funny and inspirational story which catapults you into life in Rwanda and one remarkable journey. Irish writer Eoin O'Connor has spent a number of years living in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having recently returned to Ireland, Eoin is currently working on two further feature scripts, a comedy, Family Remains, currently in development with Grand Pictures, Dublin, and a thriller set in Syria entitled Stolen, currently in development with Epos Films, Dublin. Writer - Eoin O'Connor Producer - Gemma McMullan. Innocent gets lost in Kigali and desperately searches for his sick friend.
04	20151008	Weary of life in the bustling Rwandan border town of Rusumo, Modeste, a blind and sickly homeless man resolves to return to his home village of Kibuye on the far side of the country with the help of his companion, Innocent, a cheeky seven year-old street orphan. The journey starts well when they stumble upon a small amount of money but little Innocent inadvertently spends the cash purchasing a basket of thirty raw eggs during a mix up in a market melee. With their peculiar bounty of raw eggs the unlikely duo set off on an adventure of a life time along the rising road cresting atop the many rolling hills of Rwanda. A beautiful, funny and inspirational story which catapults you into life in Rwanda and one remarkable journey. Irish writer Eoin O'Connor has spent a number of years living in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having recently returned to Ireland, Eoin is currently working on two further feature scripts, a comedy, Family Remains, currently in development with Grand Pictures, Dublin, and a thriller set in Syria entitled Stolen, currently in development with Epos Films, Dublin. Writer - Eoin O'Connor Producer - Gemma McMullan. Innocent and Modeste chance upon the wildlife at Akagera National Park.
05	20151009	Weary of life in the bustling Rwandan border town of Rusumo, Modeste, a blind and sickly homeless man resolves to return to his home village of Kibuye on the far side of the country with the help of his companion, Innocent, a cheeky seven year-old street orphan. The journey starts well when they stumble upon a small amount of money but little Innocent inadvertently spends the cash purchasing a basket of thirty raw eggs during a mix up in a market melee. With their peculiar bounty of raw eggs the unlikely duo set off on an adventure of a life time along the rising road cresting atop the many rolling hills of Rwanda. A beautiful, funny and inspirational story which catapults you into life in Rwanda and one remarkable journey. Irish writer Eoin O'Connor has spent a number of years living in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having recently returned to Ireland, Eoin is currently working on two further feature scripts, a comedy, Family Remains, currently in development with Grand Pictures, Dublin, and a thriller set in Syria entitled Stolen, currently in development with Epos Films, Dublin. Writer - Eoin O'Connor Producer - Gemma McMullan. With only two eggs left, how will Modeste and Innocent cross Lake Kivu to get to Kibuye?

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20151005	Weary of life in the bustling Rwandan border town of Rusumo, Modeste, a blind and sickly homeless man resolves to return to his home village of Kibuye on the far side of the country with the help of his companion, Innocent, a cheeky seven year-old street orphan. The journey starts well when they stumble upon a small amount of money but little Innocent inadvertently spends the cash purchasing a basket of thirty raw eggs during a mix up in a market melee. With their peculiar bounty of raw eggs the unlikely duo set off on an adventure of a life time along the rising road cresting atop the many rolling hills of Rwanda. A beautiful, funny and inspirational story which catapults you into life in Rwanda and one remarkable journey. Irish writer Eoin O'Connor has spent a number of years living in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having recently returned to Ireland, Eoin is currently working on two further feature scripts, a comedy, Family Remains, currently in development with Grand Pictures, Dublin, and a thriller set in Syria entitled Stolen, currently in development with Epos Films, Dublin. Blind Modeste convinces his 7-year-old companion Innocent to journey across Rwanda.
02	20151006	Weary of life in the bustling Rwandan border town of Rusumo, Modeste, a blind and sickly homeless man resolves to return to his home village of Kibuye on the far side of the country with the help of his companion, Innocent, a cheeky seven year-old street orphan. The journey starts well when they stumble upon a small amount of money but little Innocent inadvertently spends the cash purchasing a basket of thirty raw eggs during a mix up in a market melee. With their peculiar bounty of raw eggs the unlikely duo set off on an adventure of a life time along the rising road cresting atop the many rolling hills of Rwanda. A beautiful, funny and inspirational story which catapults you into life in Rwanda and one remarkable journey. Irish writer Eoin O'Connor has spent a number of years living in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having recently returned to Ireland, Eoin is currently working on two further feature scripts, a comedy, Family Remains, currently in development with Grand Pictures, Dublin, and a thriller set in Syria entitled Stolen, currently in development with Epos Films, Dublin. Writer - Eoin O'Connor Producer - Gemma McMullan. Modeste and Innocent meet an old friend on the road from Rusumo.
03	20151007	Weary of life in the bustling Rwandan border town of Rusumo, Modeste, a blind and sickly homeless man resolves to return to his home village of Kibuye on the far side of the country with the help of his companion, Innocent, a cheeky seven year-old street orphan. The journey starts well when they stumble upon a small amount of money but little Innocent inadvertently spends the cash purchasing a basket of thirty raw eggs during a mix up in a market melee. With their peculiar bounty of raw eggs the unlikely duo set off on an adventure of a life time along the rising road cresting atop the many rolling hills of Rwanda. A beautiful, funny and inspirational story which catapults you into life in Rwanda and one remarkable journey. Irish writer Eoin O'Connor has spent a number of years living in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having recently returned to Ireland, Eoin is currently working on two further feature scripts, a comedy, Family Remains, currently in development with Grand Pictures, Dublin, and a thriller set in Syria entitled Stolen, currently in development with Epos Films, Dublin. Writer - Eoin O'Connor Producer - Gemma McMullan. Innocent gets lost in Kigali and desperately searches for his sick friend.
04	20151008	Weary of life in the bustling Rwandan border town of Rusumo, Modeste, a blind and sickly homeless man resolves to return to his home village of Kibuye on the far side of the country with the help of his companion, Innocent, a cheeky seven year-old street orphan. The journey starts well when they stumble upon a small amount of money but little Innocent inadvertently spends the cash purchasing a basket of thirty raw eggs during a mix up in a market melee. With their peculiar bounty of raw eggs the unlikely duo set off on an adventure of a life time along the rising road cresting atop the many rolling hills of Rwanda. A beautiful, funny and inspirational story which catapults you into life in Rwanda and one remarkable journey. Irish writer Eoin O'Connor has spent a number of years living in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having recently returned to Ireland, Eoin is currently working on two further feature scripts, a comedy, Family Remains, currently in development with Grand Pictures, Dublin, and a thriller set in Syria entitled Stolen, currently in development with Epos Films, Dublin. Writer - Eoin O'Connor Producer - Gemma McMullan. Innocent and Modeste chance upon the wildlife at Akagera National Park.
05	20151009	Weary of life in the bustling Rwandan border town of Rusumo, Modeste, a blind and sickly homeless man resolves to return to his home village of Kibuye on the far side of the country with the help of his companion, Innocent, a cheeky seven year-old street orphan. The journey starts well when they stumble upon a small amount of money but little Innocent inadvertently spends the cash purchasing a basket of thirty raw eggs during a mix up in a market melee. With their peculiar bounty of raw eggs the unlikely duo set off on an adventure of a life time along the rising road cresting atop the many rolling hills of Rwanda. A beautiful, funny and inspirational story which catapults you into life in Rwanda and one remarkable journey. Irish writer Eoin O'Connor has spent a number of years living in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having recently returned to Ireland, Eoin is currently working on two further feature scripts, a comedy, Family Remains, currently in development with Grand Pictures, Dublin, and a thriller set in Syria entitled Stolen, currently in development with Epos Films, Dublin. Writer - Eoin O'Connor Producer - Gemma McMullan. With only two eggs left, how will Modeste and Innocent cross Lake Kivu to get to Kibuye?