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The Breach

By Owen Whitelaw. On a remote Scottish island the discovery of several bodies in a peat bog is traced back to a calamitous event in 2000BC.

Owen Whitelaw鈥檚 thriller is set on a remote Scottish island and spans two time zones 4000 years apart. In the present day the discovery of several bodies in a peat bog is connected to a calamitous event that sparked the destruction of an ancient religion in 2000BC. Two archaeologists try to unravel the mystery of the bodies preserved in the bog but a 21st century catastrophe looms as rising sea levels threaten to engulf the island.

Gwen/Rachel ..... Hannah Donaldson
Mara/ Ellen ..... Isabelle Joss
Peter/Mike ..... Robert Jack
Caden ..... Owen Whitelaw
Onora ..... Anne Lacey
Adriana ..... Louise Ludgate

Producer/director: Bruce Young

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44 minutes

Last on

Wed 26 Jun 2024 14:15

Broadcasts

  • Mon 28 Feb 2022 14:15
  • Wed 26 Jun 2024 14:15

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