Oil On Water [Drama]

From the novel by Helon Habila. Dramatised by Rex Obano.

A contemporary thriller about neocolonial corruption, ecological devastation and journalistic ethics in the badlands of the oil rich Niger Delta. Two reporters risk everything in search of the perfect story after the British wife of an oil company executive is kidnapped.

Port Harcourt, Nigeria - Rufus is yet to make his mark as a journalist. When he accepts an assignment to interview the hostage held by militants, he finds himself shoulder to shoulder with Zaq, a one-time legendary reporter now in painful alcoholic decline. Together, they form an unlikely bond as they set out up river in search of the kidnapped women. But they have forgotten that there's no such thing as the perfect story in a region where exposing the truth can get you killed.

Set in a filmic world of mangrove swamps, floating villages, and jungle shrines, this taut and suspenseful thriller has echoes of Graham Greene or Joseph Conrad.

Rufus - .. Idris Debrand

Zaq - .. Cyril Nri

Gloria - .. Tamara Lawrance

The Major & The Professor - .. Danny Sapani

Naman & Ibiram - .. Peter Bankole

Tamuno & other voices - Seun Shote

Joseph, & other voices - .. Uché Gabriel Akujobi

Michael - .. Jordan Nash

James Floode - .. Matthew Gravelle

Isabel Floode - .. Claire Price

Other characters are voiced by the cast

Sound Design - .. Adam Woodhams

Mixing - .. Steve Bond

Executive Producer - .. Sara Davies

Produced and Directed by Nicolas Jackson

An Afonica production for BBC Radio 4

Two reporters risk the oil rich waters of the Niger Delta in search of the perfect story.

A contemporary thriller set in in the Niger Delta. Two reporters risk everything in search of the perfect story after the British wife of an oil company executive is kidnapped.