Afternoon Play: The Highest Tide - (2008) BBC Radio (MP3 192kbps) - dearleuk

Afternoon Play: The Highest Tide 04-06-2008


In Jim Lynch\'s coming-of-age adventure, 13-year-old Miles escapes the fallout of his parents\' impending divorce by taking his kayak out on the nearby mudflats at night looking for rare sea creatures to sell to the local aquarium. One night, he comes across a startling and remarkable sight.

Miles....................................Forrest Landis
Professor.............................KramerDavid Selby
Florence..............................Katherine Helmond
Mom.....................................Shannon Cochran
Angie.......................................Missy Yager
TV reporter..............................Kirsten Potter

Producer/Director Kate McAll

From The Radio Times

Katherine Helmond, best known for playing the ditzy Jessica Fletcher in Soap, has made a career out of character acting. This play is no exception: her role as an ageing psychic of questionable ability permits her trademark dark humour to shine, but there is also a deep vein of sadness pulsing through the story. It\'s a coming of-age drama for the 13-year-old boy at the heart of the play, but an end-of-an-age drama for Helmond\'s character. A beautiful piece of work.

Jane Anderson



From The Guardian

When the sun goes down, 13-year-old Miles O\'Malley loves to paddle his kayak round the Pacific coast near his home on Skookumchuck Bay. One night, as he is looking for rare sea creatures to flog to the local aquarium, he comes across a startling sight - a giant squid. A news team arrives to report on the monster and Miles becomes a local celebrity. Before you know it, the area is abuzz with predictions of freak high tides and even more amazing discoveries. The Highest Tide, adapted by Rebecca Trick-Walker from Jim Lynch\'s award-winning novel, stars Forrest Landis and Katherine Helmond.

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Length : 00:43:44
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