SCUTTLED - An Audio Drama in collaboration with MOLA

- SCUTTLED -

In collaboration with MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology), Bamalam Productions brings you SCUTTLED a bold project combining archaeology and historical research to create a brand-new, unique audio drama, which tells the story of a single family living and working on the Rochdale Canal between 1840 and 1922, based on a groundbreaking archaeological dig in the area in 2022-2023.

SCUTTLED – THE OMNIBUS EDITION Runtime: 115 minutes All five episodes in one edition. Starring: Christopher Eccleston & Joyce Branagh For over a century, the hard-working bargees of England transported coal, cotton and much more besides, fuelling Britain’s Industrial Revolution and Empire. This is the story of one canal family – The Ashworths – and their lives plying the waterways of the Rochdale Canal aboard Foxglove, the proud boat they call home. A full-cast audio drama, Scuttled is inspired by the scuttled boats unearthed in Rochdale by real-life archaeological excavations, and draws on detailed research. A poignant and moving saga, it brings to life the lost world of Northern England’s bargees. Directed by: James Steventon Written by Ian Winterton with Neil Bell, Isabel Hague, Janine Lanek, Katie Moore and Paul Rigby Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Joyce Branagh, Becky Kershaw, Kymberley Cochrane, Jonathan Carley, Adam Grayson, Steven Hillman, Annie Connell-Welsh & James Steventon Featuring: Isobella Arrowsmith, Bailey Cockroft, Brandon Harris, Ella McEvoy, Maria O’Connor, Katie Rowan and Elliot Winterton Title music performed by Jennifer Reid Archaeological consultant Kelly Griffiths Recorded at: Oscillate Studios (Manchester), Jungle Studios (Soho, London), and Voltalab (Rochdale). Funded in partnership with MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) via the Arts and Humanities Research Council Produced by: Kelly Griffiths, James Steventon & Ian Winterton Thanks to: Dawn Frost at St Edward’s Primary School, Rochdale; Sue Terry of Sue Terry Voices; Technoprint, Winsford, Cheshire; and all the staff at Rochdale Local Studies.