The Blackhouse by Peter May

[Riklaa]

The Blackhouse
by Peter May
Radio Scotland

Episode 1

First broadcast: Monday 30 September 2013

First of a four-part dramatisation of Peter May's bestselling crime novel set in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Starring Cal MacAninch (HOLBY BLUE, MR SELFRIDGE) and Derek 'Pluto' Murray (MACHAIR and Radio nan Gaidheal), the dramas will go out daily this week.

Detective Inspector Fin MacLeod has been dispatched to the Isle of Lewis to investigate a brutal murder that bears similarities to a case he's worked on in Edinburgh. Born and raised on the island, it's the first time he's set foot there in eighteen years and the investigation represents an uncomfortable journey into his past.

Inquiries are being hampered by the annual guga hunt, in which twelve Island men spend a fortnight on the rocky outcrop of An Sgeir harvesting 2,000 baby gannets. It's a tradition that dates back centuries and the right to carry it out is fiercely defended. For Fin MacLeod, the hunt stirs long-buried memories of a horrific tragedy which, two decades on, still haunts him.

An atmospheric thriller that explores dark secrets and the difficulties of escaping the past.

CAST:

Fin MacLeod ..... Cal MacAninch
Artair ..... Derek 'Pluto' Murray
Marsaili/Mona ..... Claire Knight
Gunn ..... Mark McDonnell
Gigs ..... Iain MacRae
Rev Donald Mackay ..... David Walker
Angel ..... Kenny Blyth

Writer ..... Peter May
Dramatiser ..... Iain Finlay MacLeod
Director ..... Kirsteen Cameron.

Episode 2

First broadcast: Tuesday 01 October 2013

Detective Inspector Fin MacLeod has returned to the Isle of Lewis, where he was born and raised, for the first time in twenty years. He's been drafted in to investigate a brutal murder with similarities to a case he's worked on in Edinburgh.

Progress is slow: the dead man, Angel MacRitchie, had a reputation as a violent bully; and locals don't want the investigation to halt the annual trip to An Sgeir to hunt for gannets - a tradition that dates back centuries. For Fin, the hunt stirs long-buried memories of a terrible tragedy which still haunts him two decades on.

CAST:

Fin MacLeod ..... Cal MacAninch
Artair ..... Derek 'Pluto' Murray
Marsaili ..... Claire Knight
Gunn ..... Mark McDonnell
Gigs ..... Iain MacRae
Fionnlagh ..... Scott Fletcher
Rev Donald Mackay ..... David Walker
Adams ..... Kenny Blyth

Writer ..... Peter May
Dramatiser ..... Iain Finlay MacLeod
Director ..... Kirsteen Cameron.

Episode 3

First broadcast: Wednesday 02 October 2013

Progress has been slow. The dead man, Angel MacRitchie, had a reputation as a violent bully; and locals don't want the investigation to halt the annual trip to An Sgeir to hunt for gannets - a tradition that dates back centuries. Against the odds, though, MacLeod has made a break-through in the case and thinks that he may have uncovered the killer's identity.

The drama will reach its thrilling conclusion tomorrow.

Fin MacLeod ..... Cal MacAninch
Artair ..... Derek 'Pluto' Murray
Marsaili ..... Claire Knight
Gunn ..... Mark McDonnell
Gigs ..... Iain MacRae
Fionnlagh ..... Scott Fletcher
Padraig ..... David Walker
Calum ..... Iain F. MacLeod

Writer ..... Peter May
Dramatiser ..... Iain Finlay MacLeod
Director ..... Kirsteen Cameron.

Episode 4

First broadcast: Thursday 03 October 2013

Concluding episode of our drama serialisation of Peter May's bestselling crime novel set in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

The killer's identity has been revealed and Fin fears that another life may be at risk. He has followed the murderer to the remote outcrop of An Sgeir, where the annual gannet hunt is taking place. But a storm is raging and the only way Fin can land is via a dinghy, launched from a trawler. As huge waves crash against the cliffs, Fin's own life hangs in the balance.

CAST:

Fin MacLeod ..... Cal MacAninch
Artair ..... Derek 'Pluto' Murray
Marsaili ..... Claire Knight
Gigs ..... Iain MacRae
Fionnlagh ..... Scott Fletcher
Tormod ..... Kenny Blyth
The minister ..... David Walker

Writer ..... Peter May
Dramatiser ..... Iain Finlay MacLeod
Director ..... Kirsteen Cameron.



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[Robert Flood]

Dear Rick -

Again you have done it!  You have given me a real treat.

Bob

[Gordon Sabaduquia]

Terrific, many thanks, Rick!

[Dave Gibson]

Having read the book, I can recommend this highly. Great choice, Rick.

[Anson (Bob) Roberts]

I had seen the first of these posted elsewhere but thought it was weekly, not daily, so i figured I would grab all of it at the end.

Thanks for saving me the hunt!

[semoshorts]

Thanks for sharing

[Riklaa]

All of you are welcome.  -----------------------------------  R

[abby]

Thank you, Rick!

[Tom Inwards]

Thank You Rick.

[Jim Robarts]

Thanks Rick---It looks like another winner.

[David Holman]

Sounds excellent! Thanks Rick:)

David