23 January 2026
28 minutes
Available for over a year
The body of a young woman, Rose Smith, lies in the icy waters of the fjord. Who put her there?
Forensics suggest a brutal killing. When it emerges the victim is a British citizen, Lena is teamed up with hotheaded Oslo detective Aksel Karlin to investigate Rose’s death. Clues from Rose’s online life reveal she was onto something, and a startling new video suggests a connection with Lars Vikstad - son of powerful landowner Henrik Vikstad. Lena must confront troubled relationships new and old as the secrets of Wolf Valley begin to stir, revealing just how dark its shadows truly are.
The second episode of a compulsive Nordic noir in which old legacies and dark purposes are drawn together in an isolated valley town.
LENA - Amrita Acharia
MAGNUS - Eirik Knutsvik
HENRIK - Øystein Lode
INGRID - Eva Eklöf
AKSEL - David Menkin
ANNETTE - Sarah Whitehouse
EVA - Ingvild Lakou
DINESH - Raj Ghatak
PIA - Charlotte Melén
VIDAR - Sigurd Myhre
SARA - Ronja Haugholt
ROSE - Stephanie MacGaraidh
BENGT - Christopher Dane
JAMES ADDINGTON - Peter F Gardiner
LENA’S MUM - Ingvild Lakou
YOUNG LENA - Mackensie Sutherland
All other parts played by the cast
Written by Charlotte Melén
Composer - Marcus Aurelius Hjelmborg
Singer - Johanne Baadsgaard Lange
Sound Design - Louis Blatherwick, Steve Bond
Director - Charlotte Melén
Producer - Eleanor Mein
Assistant Producer - Chloe Sackur
Script Consultant - Lauren Shippen
Development Producer - Saskia Black
Executive Producers - Charlotte Melén, Celia de Wolff
An Almost Tangible production for BBC Radio 4