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Joleen learns how the world fell apart and attempts escape with the help of a convict and a boat captain. Stars Jessica Barden.

When a young British tennis champion, Joleen Kenzie, is diagnosed with a rare terminal illness, she has herself cryogenically frozen at an experimental lab in Seattle, in the hope that one day – perhaps hundreds of years into the future - there will be a cure and she can be revived.

Joleen learns how the world fell apart and must escape captivity with the help of a convict and a blind boat captain.

Written by Brett Neichin and John Scott Dryden, the creators of The Cipher and Passenger List, SteelHeads is a chilling medical thriller inspired by true events.

Joleen …. Jessica Barden
Remi …. Khalid Laith
Luther …. Bruce Lester Johnson
Padma …. Jennifer Armour
Earl …. Kerry Shale
Javier …. Jason Forbes
Richard …. Eric Meyers
All other parts played by Andrew Byron, Gianna Kiehl, Earl R Perkins, Laurel Lefkow and Christopher Ragland

Original Theme composed by Pascal Wyse.
Sound Design by Steve Bond.

Director: John Scott Dryden

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2022.

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Sun 11 Oct 202616:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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