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Jan 2025
44m 27s

The Concierge (Part 1)

Bbc Radio 4
About this episode

Joe (Sean Delaney) is the perfect right hand man, working hard to create a positive image of his rich Russian employer (Juris Zagars) and help him to avoid UK sanctions. But now Demidov's Ukrainian daughter-in-law is asking for Joe's help. Thriller by Simon Scardifield and Andrew Day.

JOE.....Sean Delaney

ALEX.....Steffan Cennydd

OKSANA Anastasiya Ador

PIOTR.....Juris Zagars

KIM.....Suzanne Packer

STEF.....Rhys Parry Jones

PHIL.....Sion Pritchard

Production co-ordinators.....Eleri Sydney McAuliffe and Lindsay Rees

Sound designers....Jonathan Thomas, Nigel Lewis and Catherine Robinson

Assistant Producer.....Fay Lomas

Director.....Emma Harding

A BBC Audio Wales production

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