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Radio 4,29 Jan 2026,44 mins

Silent Tide

Drama on 4

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On the windswept shore of a remote Scottish island, the body of young backpacker and gifted surfer, Santiago, is found washed up by the tide. The local police are quick to rule it an accident. But his sister, Mariana – a detective in Buenos Aires – can’t let it rest. Haunted by guilt and unanswered questions, she journeys to Scotland to piece together her brother’s final days. As she digs deeper, she discovers a community full of secrets – and realises that someone is determined to keep the truth buried. A haunting new murder mystery from acclaimed crime writer, Lucia Haynes, who has written for Vera, The Marlow Murder Club and Annika, and co-created Radio 4’s This Thing of Darkness. Fay ..... Dawn Steele Mariana ..... Zannie Benfield Tom ..... Sam James Smith Alice ..... Eubha Akilade Davey / DS Gillies ..... Jack Stewart Written by Lucia Haynes Directed by Luke Fresle Executive Producers: Jessica Dromgoole and Arabella Page Croft Script Executive: Katie Dow Sound Design by Adam Wood at Serious Facilities A Black Camel Pictures production for BBC Radio 4

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