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  • Limelight

    Underground: Episode 4

    2026/10/09 | 28 mins.
    What secret is hidden in Thornfield's forbidden East Wing? And what lengths will Charly go to, to find out?
    In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.
    In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?
    CAST
    Charly ..... Ava Hinds-Jones
    Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
    Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams
    Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
    Dev ..... Danny Ashok
    Axel ..... Alexander Arnold
    Kal ..... Tom Kiteley
    Huxley ..... Ayrton English
    Mei ..... India Moon
    Other parts are played by David Holt
    Written by Chloë Myerson
    Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
    Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt
    Director: Anne Isger
    A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4
  • Limelight

    Underground: Episode 3

    2026/10/02 | 28 mins.
    Guests arrive at Thornfield. But what is Edward hiding from Charly?
    In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.
    In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?
    CAST
    Charly .... Ava Hinds-Jones
    Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
    Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams
    Dev ..... Danny Ashok
    Axel ..... Alexander Arnold
    Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
    Mei ..... India Moon
    Huxley ..... Ayrton English
    Zack ..... Waj Ali
    Brett ..... Kerry Gooderson
    Other parts are played by David Holt
    Written by Chloë Myerson
    Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
    Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt
    Director: Anne Isger
    A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4
  • Limelight

    Underground: Episode 2

    2026/09/25 | 28 mins.
    A voice from the past returns. Can Charly trust what she hears?
    In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.
    In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?
    CAST
    Charly ..... Ava Hinds-Jones
    Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
    Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams
    Dev ..... Danny Ashok
    Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
    Huxley ..... Ayrton English
    Mei ..... India Moon
    Other parts are played by Kerry Gooderson, Debbie Korley and David Holt.
    Written by Chloë Myerson
    Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
    Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt
    Director: Anne Isger
    A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4
  • Limelight

    Underground: Episode 1

    2026/09/18 | 28 mins.
    Tutor Charly arrives in luxury bunker Thornfield. But something's not right with this place. And what happened to her predecessor?
    In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.
    In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?
    CAST
    Charly ..... Ava Hinds-Jones
    Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
    Huxley ..... Ayrton English
    Mei ..... India Moon
    Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams
    Kal ..... Tom Kiteley
    Axel ..... Alexander Arnold
    Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
    Other parts are played by David Holt and Debbie Korley
    Written by Chloë Myerson
    Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
    Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt
    Director: Anne Isger
    A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4.
  • Limelight

    Underground: Trailer

    2026/09/14 | 2 mins.
    In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control.
    Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.
    In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?
    A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4
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