Graham Greene - A Burnt-Out Case

GRAHAM GREENE - A BURNT-OUT CASE (320kbs-m4a/262mb/1hr54mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 1st & 2nd February 2021

Querry, a celebrated architect of churches believes himself burnt out: unable to feel anything for his profession, his faith or even the suicide of his mistress.

The story reflects many of Greene's own personal struggles with his celebrity as a famous 'Catholic' author and his own doubts about his faith.

Written by Graham Greene

Dramatised by Nick Warburton.

Directed by Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017.

GRAHAM GREENE - A BURNT-OUT CASE - 1. EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 1st February 2021

Querry journeys to a remote leper colony in Africa. There, he hopes to live in obscurity, unconcerned with the fate of others and to die, but it seems that he may have a second chance to find both happiness and redemption.

Querry .... Ben Miles
Dr Colin .... Danny Sapani
Rycker .... Jonathan Aris
Marie .... Kathryn Drysdale
The Superior .... Neil McCaul
Father Thomas .... Philip Bretherton
Father Joseph .... Clive Hayward
Father Paul .... Adam Fitzgerald
Deo Gratias .... Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Madame Guelle .... Sudha Bhuchar
Captain .... David Reakes
Controller .... David Reakes
Marie Morel .... Isabella Inchbald
Parkinson .... Stephen Critchlow
Narrator .... Adjoa Andoh

GRAHAM GREENE - A BURNT-OUT CASE - 2. EPISODE 2 (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 2nd February 2021

Querry, a celebrated architect of churches, doubting his faith and his lack of humanity has fled to a remote leprosy colony in Africa. There, he has begun to find a type of contentment. But his whereabouts are leaked to the press and Querry becomes a hunted man with nowhere left to run.

Querry .... Ben Miles
Dr Colin .... Danny Sapani
Rycker .... Jonathan Aris
Marie .... Kathryn Drysdale
Parkinson .... Stephen Critchlow
The Superior .... Neil McCaul
Father Thomas .... Philip Bretherton
Father Joseph .... Clive Hayward
Father Paul .... Adam Fitzgerald
Deo Gratias .... Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Marie Morel .... Isabella Inchbald
Mother Agnes .... Kath Weare
Narrator .... Adjoa Andoh