ACCUSED

By L. James
 SYNOPSIS.
My radio drama tells the story of a young man who is falsely accused of
murdering a child and is charged with the death penalty.
CHARACTERS
 THOMAS BRODIE

Thomas Brodie is a 22 year-old man born and raised in London

he works at his local newspaper as a journalist. He has lived an
ordinary life and has never stood out from the crowd. Sadly, he
witnesses a murder of a 6 year-old boy which he is later framed
for.
 MARCUS DWIGHT
Marcus Dwight is a 27 year-old man. His girlfriend
left him after 7 years and in order to get revenge he
kills the child she had with another man during their
relationship. When the relationship ends, she claims
he became an aggressive man. Dwight was always
misbehaving during his years at school and had a
reputation within the town. After his years at school
came to end he became a mechanic at a local
garage.
 MARSHALL EVINGTON
Marshall Evington is a 6 year-old boy who was brutally
murdered by his mums ex-boyfriend, Marcus Dwight who
stabbed him to death. He was killed suddenly on his walk
home. When a stranger found his body in plain sight the
authorities were contacted immediately .
DETECTIVE INSPECTOR RUSSEL
GREEN
Russel Green is the detective looking into the case of
Marshall Evington. He is also a guard at the prison
where Thomas Brodie is being held. He was born in the
United Kingdom but moved to the states at the age of
41. Returning back to the UK after spending 10 years in
America he took charge of this case. He lost his wife in
a house fire during his time in the states and has two
children.
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
 NARRATIVE OF MY RADIO
DRAMA.
My story is being told in a flashback form. Its being interpreted to the
audience as an article that Brodie features in his newspaper. The story
begins in the courtroom where Brodie is charged with murder and is
sentenced to be hanged. The story then goes onto Brodies time on death
row where he bonds with other criminals and he reflects on their story in
his piece. The drama will then describe how new evidence is found that
confirms he was not the murderer as a witness comes forward and
describes the real convict.
 GENRE
My radio drama is a thriller as it describes gory scenes such as, the murder
of Marshall Evington as well as the suspense leading up to Brodie's death.
 WHEN WILL MY DRAMA BE
AIRED?
My drama will be aired on Radio 4 at 8:00pm on a Wednesday evening.
This is because this time slot is when my target audience is available to
listen to my story as they are not at work or out of the house as it takes
place on a weeknight.
TARGET AUDIENCE
 WHO IS MY TARGET AUDIENCE?
My drama is aimed at both female and male listeners. The drama follows
the thriller genre and I think it would
 WHAT CAN MY AUDIENCE
EXPECT?
My audience can expect a radio drama that is thrilling and full of mystery.
In a way they can expect to follow the characters through this journey as
well as interact on finding out who the real killer is. This will keep them
interested in my production.
 ACTORS
Joe Maine Thomas Brodie
Umar Hussain Marcus Dwight
Josh Way - Russel Green
 BUDGET
My actors will earn 247 per 7 hours (35 an hour) x3
Using the recording studio costs about 146 for 6 hours
Overall my radio drama would cost 887