Show Notes
Following their mother’s death, thirty-something disasters Harold and Meredith return to their hometown of Gravesby in the North of England for the funeral. There they must also contend with the ICS, their late mother’s social care business. But the ICS and its clients are a lot stranger than the siblings expected… Content Warnings: Alcohol & alcoholism Arguments (inc. family conflict) Parental death Childhood trauma Emotional breakdown Strong language & sexual references Vicarious embarrassment Discussions of: grief and loss, funerals Mentions of: food, eviction, threats/violence, vomit, drug use, fainting, physical violence, blades (inc. SFX) SFX: shouting, crying, repetitive buzzing & knocking, eating/drinking, misophonia A selection of resources pertaining to some of the issues & themes raised in the show is provided below the credits.
Transcripts and SFX credit lists available here: https://shorturl.at/egBQ1
Written by Tom Critch and Alexander J. Newall Script Editing by Helen Gould Produced by Hannah Preisinger Directed by Maddy Searle Production Manager April Sumner Executive Producer Alexander J. Newall
Performances: - Beth Eyre as Meredith Stonewell - Harry Farmer as Harold Stonewell - Safiyya Ingar as Shuhela - Ian Hayles as Frank - Fay Roberts as Cressida - Mark Nicolson as Abraham Godbolt - Karim Kronfli as John Belfrage - Savy Des-Etages as Lily Jones - Vera Chok as Suzy Broadbent - Alexander Doddy as William Allen - Alexander J. Newall as Ivan / Meredith's Boss - Alasdair Stuart as Landlord - Imogen Harris as Announcement / Voicemail - Mike LeBeau as Barman - Maddy Searle as Businesswoman
Editing by Maddy Searle Mastering by Jeffrey Nils Gardner Music by Samuel DF Jones Artwork by Anika Khan
The world of Inexplicables can be a difficult one; please find below a selection of resources pertaining to some of the issues and themes discussed in the show. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-support/ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/drug-addiction-getting-help/ https://www.talktofrank.com/ https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ https://www.shelter.org.uk/ https://www.swarmcollective.org/ https://uglymugs.org/um/about/ https://www.mind.org.uk/
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