This Thing of Darkness - 5. Assoilized

by Frances Poet with monologues by Eileen Horne.

Part Five – Assoilized

Season finale.

Kathleen and her daughter take the final steps towards understanding what lead Kathleen to kill her mother.

Whilst Alex and her team find themselves challenged in court.

DR ALEX BRIDGES ….. Lolita Chakrabarti
KATHLEEN ….. Maureen Beattie
LINDSAY ….. Helen Mackay
SANDRA ….. Lucianne McEvoy
ADVOCATE FOR THE PURSUER ….. Beruce Khan
ADVOCATE FOR THE DEFENDER ….. Adam McNamara

Production Coordinators: Rosalind Gibson and Ellie Marsh
Sound recording : Andy Hay and Fraser Jackson
Sound Design: Fraser Jackson

Series Consultant: Dr Gwen Adshead

Series format created by Lucia Haynes, Audrey Gillan, Eileen Horne, Gaynor Macfarlane, Anita Vettesse and Kirsty Williams.

A BBC Audio Scotland Production produced and directed by Kirsty Williams

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Published on Tuesday, 3rd March 2026.

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