The Songs That Houses Sing

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D-i-y, By Hattie Naylor

20180212

Daniel is willing to tear his beautiful house apart to create the right decor for Frances. But the harder he works, the more the past emerges - and the story the house has to tell is not a happy one...

The first of four plays set in houses that sing of their secrets.

Hattie Naylor's drama stars Jade Williams as Jessy, Rosie Cavaliero as Frances, David Thorpe as Matthew, Elaine Claxton as Sissy, Alastair Galbraith as Daniel and Joshua Losey as Louis.

Director: Jeremy Mortimer

Despite Daniel remodelling their house, Frances feels that something is very wrong.

The House In Tamworth Park, By Josephine Corcoran

20180213

Alice is a writer and lives in a flat in a big old house. When all the tenants are made an offer to move out, she stays and begins to trace the story of a couple who lived in the house nearly 100 years ago - a story of a buried treasure.

One of four plays set in houses which sing of their secrets.

Stars Mia Soteriou as Alice, Sarah Rice as Phillippa Davenport, Joshua Towb as John Davenport, Allison Pettitt as Iris Millington and Paul Copley as Gus Millington.

Written and directed by Josephine Corcoran

A property investment turns up hidden secrets that change its purchaser's life.

The Currs, By Kate Clanchy

20180214

Tasmania, 1832. Edward Curr - master of the Van Diemen's Land Company - tries to impose control over his wife, his convict stonemason and the wild landscape in this harsh outpost of the Empire...

One of four plays set in houses which sing of their secrets.

Kate Clanchy's drama stars Julia Ford as Caroline, Colin Tierney as Curr and Garry Cowper as Hill.

Director: Mary Peate

Struggles for truth and survival for the inhabitants of 1830s Van Diemen's Land.

Kissing Shadows, By Rachel Joyce

20180215

Following a painful separation from her husband, Holly and her sister Frankie rent a country cottage where she can recuperate. They soon discover the house has a story of its own...

The last of four set in houses which sing of their secrets.

Rachel Joyce's drama stars Emma Fielding as Holly, Ewan Cooper as Jack and Matilda Ziegler as Frankie.

Director: Mary Peate

A meeting at a holiday cottage shows a woman a way of tackling her broken relationships.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
01	D-i-y, By Hattie Naylor	20180212	Daniel is willing to tear his beautiful house apart to create the right decor for Frances. But the harder he works, the more the past emerges - and the story the house has to tell is not a happy one... The first of four plays set in houses that sing of their secrets. Hattie Naylor's drama stars Jade Williams as Jessy, Rosie Cavaliero as Frances, David Thorpe as Matthew, Elaine Claxton as Sissy, Alastair Galbraith as Daniel and Joshua Losey as Louis. Director: Jeremy Mortimer Despite Daniel remodelling their house, Frances feels that something is very wrong.
02	The House In Tamworth Park, By Josephine Corcoran	20180213	Alice is a writer and lives in a flat in a big old house. When all the tenants are made an offer to move out, she stays and begins to trace the story of a couple who lived in the house nearly 100 years ago - a story of a buried treasure. One of four plays set in houses which sing of their secrets. Stars Mia Soteriou as Alice, Sarah Rice as Phillippa Davenport, Joshua Towb as John Davenport, Allison Pettitt as Iris Millington and Paul Copley as Gus Millington. Written and directed by Josephine Corcoran A property investment turns up hidden secrets that change its purchaser's life.
03	The Currs, By Kate Clanchy	20180214	Tasmania, 1832. Edward Curr - master of the Van Diemen's Land Company - tries to impose control over his wife, his convict stonemason and the wild landscape in this harsh outpost of the Empire... One of four plays set in houses which sing of their secrets. Kate Clanchy's drama stars Julia Ford as Caroline, Colin Tierney as Curr and Garry Cowper as Hill. Director: Mary Peate Struggles for truth and survival for the inhabitants of 1830s Van Diemen's Land.
04	Kissing Shadows, By Rachel Joyce	20180215	Following a painful separation from her husband, Holly and her sister Frankie rent a country cottage where she can recuperate. They soon discover the house has a story of its own... The last of four set in houses which sing of their secrets. Rachel Joyce's drama stars Emma Fielding as Holly, Ewan Cooper as Jack and Matilda Ziegler as Frankie. Director: Mary Peate A meeting at a holiday cottage shows a woman a way of tackling her broken relationships.