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Cast: ELSIEMARKJOTYLER

A dining room in suburban Ohio, Sunday dinner. ELSIE, 78, sits at the head of the table. Her son MARK, 50, her daughter JO, 46, and her grandson TYLER, 19, are halfway through the roast

SFX: cutlery, a clock ticking

Cast: RUTHDANNYGLORIA

A regional newspaper newsroom, 10:52 p.m. RUTH, 52, the night editor, stands over DANNY, 26, a reporter. GLORIA, 64, the copy chief, types at the next desk without looking up

SFX: keyboards, a police scanner murmuring, a phone ringing unanswered

Cast: MARSHPRICECOLEPRIYA

A CID office in Bristol, 7:30 a.m. DI HELEN MARSH, 48, leads a briefing. DS OWEN PRICE, 40, takes notes. PC JAMIE COLE, 24, is on his first week in plain clothes. PRIYA SHAH, 33, a civilian analyst, sits at the back with a laptop

SFX: a projector fan, a mug being put down

Cast: CRAIGALIFIONAMORAG

A wedding reception in a hotel outside Glasgow. CRAIG, 32, the best man, stands with a stack of cue cards. The groom, ALI, 33, the bride, FIONA, 31, and her mother, MORAG, 60, are at the top table

SFX: a spoon tapping a glass, the room going quiet

Cast: MARGARETGEOFFLUCYKENANNIE

A village hall in Yorkshire, 9:40 p.m. MARGARET, 70, chairs the parish council meeting. GEOFF, 66, a retired farmer, sits with his arms folded. LUCY, 34, is new to the village. KEN, 55, runs the pub. ANNIE, 80, knits in the front row

SFX: a gavel, the creak of stacking chairs

Cast: FOREPERSONJUROR NINEJUROR FOURJUROR TWO

A jury room in a county courthouse, late afternoon. The FOREPERSON, a man in his 50s, stands by a whiteboard. JUROR FOUR, a man in his 30s, checks his watch. JUROR TWO, a woman in her 60s, eats crackers. JUROR NINE, a woman in her 40s, has not spoken all day

Cast: LYNNRAYCASEY

A kitchen in Georgia. It is CASEY's twentieth birthday. Mom, LYNN, 48, is lighting candles on a cake. Dad, RAY, 52, is finishing his iced tea. CASEY, 20, is home from college for the weekend

SFX: a light switch

Cast: GAVINNADIAMR. PELLKEISHA

An office elevator in Chicago, stuck between the ninth and tenth floors. GAVIN, 35, in a suit, jabs at the buttons. NADIA, 45, on her phone. MR. PELL, 80, a retired accountant, leans on his cane. KEISHA, 22, an intern, holds a tray of coffees

SFX: a thud, the hum of the elevator cutting out

Cast: BREESOPHIELIAMDEAN

A weatherboard house in Adelaide, Saturday morning. BREE, 38, a real-estate agent, shows a young couple, SOPHIE, 29, and LIAM, 30, through the back door. The owner's son, DEAN, 45, sits alone on the verandah

Cast: BYRNEUNAFERGALNUALA

A solicitor's office in Limerick. MR. BYRNE, 60, reads the will of Delia Keane to her three children: UNA, 55, FERGAL, 50, and NUALA, 44

SFX: paper rustling, a clock

Cast: VASQUEZTONIJUNESAM

A busy restaurant kitchen, 8:45 p.m. on a Saturday. CHEF VASQUEZ, 42, runs the pass. TONI, 35, the sous chef, works the grill. SAM, 20, is a commis cook on his second week. JUNE, 28, a server, bursts through the swing door

SFX: pans, extractor fans, a ticket printer chattering

Cast: GLENYSNIADAIEMRYS

A village pub in North Wales, 10:55 p.m. GLENYS, 68, the landlady, wipes down the bar. Two regulars, EMRYS, 74, and DAI, 58, finish their pints. The door opens: NIA, 30, a stranger, comes in out of the rain

SFX: rain, a door, a bell over it

Cast: CAROLWALTGREGBETHSAM

A lake house in Michigan, Christmas night. CAROL, 60, the host, raises a glass. Her husband GREG, 62, carves. Their daughter BETH, 34, sits with her partner, SAM, 35. Carol's father, WALT, 88, is on his third eggnog

SFX: a fire crackling, glasses clinking

Cast: DOLORESEDMARCUSCARMENOWEN

A jury room, day three of deliberations. DOLORES, 60, the foreperson. ED, 55, a contractor, stands by the window. MARCUS, 30, a teacher. CARMEN, 42, a nurse. OWEN, 70, retired, reads the evidence folder for the fourth time

Cast: FRANCESTOMRAJNADINE

A national newspaper office in London, 6:15 a.m. FRANCES, 54, the editor, stands with the morning edition. TOM, 31, the reporter, has just arrived. NADINE, 45, the paper's lawyer, is on speakerphone, then in person. RAJ, 38, the photo editor, is already there

SFX: a door, the building's air conditioning, a phone on speaker

Cast: REYESHALEKIMBENNY

A police department briefing room in Oregon, 8 a.m. LIEUTENANT REYES, 50, at the front. DETECTIVE HALE, 45, leans on a desk. OFFICER GRACE KIM, 32, the family liaison. TECH ANALYST BENNY OKAFOR, 27, at a laptop

SFX: a coffee machine gurgling, a whiteboard marker squeaking

Cast: JESSKATEBARRYLORRAINENICK

A wedding reception at a vineyard in the Barossa. JESS, 30, the maid of honour, stands at the microphone. The bride, KATE, 31, the groom, NICK, 33, Kate's dad, BARRY, 64, and Nick's mum, LORRAINE, 60, are at the top table

SFX: a microphone thump, laughter settling

Cast: BRENDACOLINDEREKSANDRAIVY

A church hall in a Midlands village, 7 p.m. BRENDA, 62, chairs the allotment committee. COLIN, 50, from the district council, presents a plan. DEREK, 70, grows prize onions. SANDRA, 45, runs the nursery school. IVY, 88, sits by the radiator

SFX: rain on high windows, the hum of an old heater

Cast: NARRATORDUNNHATTIEPAMELARUPERT

A village summer fete in the 1950s, a radio-play in the classic style. NARRATOR, any age. INSPECTOR DUNN, 50s, male. PAMELA ASHWORTH, 40s, the vicar's wife. RUPERT GALE, 30s, a charming visitor. HATTIE BELL, 20s, runs the cake stall

SFX: a brass band in the distance, birdsong, a tent flap in the breeze

Cast: OBIANNADAVID

An elementary school classroom in Minnesota, 6 p.m. MS. OBI, 38, a fourth-grade teacher, sits on a tiny chair. Across from her, on equally tiny chairs, are DAVID, 45, and ANNA, 43, who divorced last year. They arrived separately

Cast: ROSSMORVENKIRSTYANGUS

A hillside above a Highland village, 9 p.m. in December. SERGEANT ROSS, 45, leads the search. MORVEN, 36, the missing boy's mother, carries a torch. ANGUS, 81, a retired shepherd, walks with a crook. KIRSTY, 19, a volunteer, carries the radio

SFX: wind, boots on frozen heather, a crackling police radio

SFX: a long, thin whistle in the distance

SFX: the whistle again, then a dog barking faintly

Cast: MIKELAURAPHILJOAN

A restaurant in Boston. JOAN, 66, and PHIL, 68, celebrate their fortieth anniversary with their adult children: LAURA, 38, and MIKE, 35

SFX: restaurant murmur, a waiter's footsteps

Cast: KWAMEPIPCELIAJOSH

A dressing room in a regional theatre, 7:15 p.m. PIP, 40, the stage manager, holds a clipboard. DAME CELIA, 70, the leading lady, sits wrapped in a scarf with no voice. JOSH, 24, her understudy for the evening, emerges from the loo. KWAME, 45, the director, bursts in

SFX: a tannoy crackle: 'Fifteen minutes, please. Fifteen minutes.'

SFX: the tannoy again: 'Beginners, please.'

Cast: NARRATORMRS. CARLISLEMOSSEDDIELOTTIE

The Grand Palms Hotel, Miami, 1952. NARRATOR and EDDIE are the same actor: Eddie Doyle, the night porter, now in his 60s, looking back on the night. DETECTIVE MOSS, 40s, female. MRS. CARLISLE, 70s, a wealthy guest. LOTTIE, 19, a chambermaid

SFX: ceiling fans, distant surf, a jazz record through a wall

Cast: NARRATORCRANETEDDYMOSSPEARLLADY HARRIET

Fallowmere Hall, a country house in 1934, a radio-play in the classic style. NARRATOR, any voice. INSPECTOR ADA CRANE, 50s. LADY HARRIET VANE, 60s, the hostess. DR. JULIAN MOSS, 40s, the family doctor. PEARL, 20s, the cook. CAPTAIN TEDDY FARR, 30s, the late Sir Roland's nephew

SFX: a fire in a grate, rain against tall windows, a clock

Cast: FRANKDERRICKJANINEHELENPETEROSA

A jury room in a county courthouse, day two, 4 p.m. FRANK, 58, the foreperson, a bus driver. ROSA, 23, a waitress. HELEN, 67, a retired librarian. DERRICK, 40, an accountant. JANINE, 35, a nurse. PETE, 71, a veteran. The vote is being taken by show of hands

SFX: a clock, a radiator, paper cups

Cast: DEBBIEHECTORJAKEMARIONLILY

The newsroom of the Harlow Ledger, a small-town weekly in Pennsylvania, 10:20 p.m. on the night of its last issue. MARION, 64, the editor and owner. HECTOR, 78, who has run the press for fifty years. DEBBIE, 50, ad sales and everything else. JAKE, 24, the only reporter. LILY, 19, the summer intern, on her last day

SFX: an old press warming up in the next room, a radio scanner, a cork popping

SFX: the scanner crackles: 'Engine four, respond, structure fire, Mill Street, the old Kessler building'

SFX: time passes: the scanner, a phone ringing, footsteps running in

Cast: DELORESBENCAROLYNTASHAPEARL

A kitchen in Charleston, South Carolina, Thanksgiving Day. The first holiday for two families since TASHA, 29, married BEN, 30. Tasha's mother, DELORES, 58, is hosting. Ben's mother, CAROLYN, 60, has brought a pie. Tasha's grandmother, PEARL, 86, sits at the kitchen table with iced tea

SFX: an oven door, a smoke alarm beginning to beep

SFX: the beeping stops

Cast: NORAKAVANAGHPADDYSINEADAOIFE

A community hall in a fishing village on the west coast of Ireland, a winter evening. MR. KAVANAGH, 50, from the national sea-rescue service. NORA, 62, chair of the harbour committee. PADDY, 70, a retired fisherman. SINEAD, 40, a publican and lifeboat volunteer. AOIFE, 17, sits at the back with her mother

SFX: wind against windows, a full hall murmuring, then quiet

SFX: a chair scraping at the back

Cast: ROWEBRADYGRANTHUSSAINNOLAN

A major crimes office in Manchester, 5 a.m. DCI CATHERINE ROWE, 50, stands at a whiteboard. DS LIAM BRADY, 38, Northern Irish, second in command. DC ZARA HUSSAIN, 29, sharp and ambitious. DC GARY NOLAN, 45, a long-serving detective. PC ELLA GRANT, 26, from the tactical unit

SFX: a strip light buzzing, rain, a kettle clicking off

SFX: four phones placed on a desk, one after another