White Nights, by Ann Cleeves [Radio 4 Drama]

Dramatised for radio by Iain Finlay MacLeod.
First broadcast: Saturday 02 July 2011
Atmospheric crime drama set in Shetland at midsummer - the time of white nights, when the sun never quite leaves the sky and birds sing at midnight.
The launch of Bella Sinclair's art exhibition, at the Herring House Gallery in the remote hamlet of Biddista, is ruined by the appearance of a distressed stranger, claiming amnesia. The man is later found hanged but local detective Jimmy Perez has a hunch that it's murder not suicide.
When the dead stranger is finally identified, strands of clues point towards a dark secret held deep within the collective memory of the community, one which has brought death to the present.
Cast:
D.I. Jimmy Perez ..... Steven Robertson
Kenny ..... Finlay Welsh
Edith ..... Anne Lacey
Bella ..... Eileen McCallum
Fran ..... Tracy Wiles
D.I. Roy Taylor ..... Robin Laing
Peter ..... Steven McNicoll
Roddy ..... Finn den Hertog

[@philiphema2678]

I"m a Kiwi living in Hawai'i and I love the Scottish brogue, probably because I can understand it!. My Scottish neighbour in NZ, Grandma Mangin, would often introduce me as her grandson while giggling (I am Maori) and whisper to me "Dinna fache!" and stare down the disbelievers! As a child I also loved the bagpipes, and still do. I think I'm turning Scot!❤

[@gilllongano5360]

Brilliant story, great actors More please. Thank you

[@maisiesummerfield265]

Thank you for uploading this Ann Cleeves - also love her Vera

[@martinej5142]

Very enjoyable. Thanks

[@mellisande638]

As a book,I'd never have read this but as a radio play I found it Most Enjoyable! Thank you.😊

[@chikemadekwe4342]

You know the

[@sengaeriel]

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Steven Robertson as Jimmy Perez. I'm so used to watching him as Sandy Wilson that it took a few minutes to switch from Sandy to Jimmy.

[@weejackiemurray6344]

Brill first time listentening to a audio drama.. Any more like this ❤

[@lyndaa7560]

Such a good but sad story, thank-you very much xx

[@kaltonian]

love these types if dramas

[@karinkrog369]

Thanku very much .👍❤️😀❤️

[@bilindalaw-morley161]

Thank you, much appreciated, liked and subbed

[@mattkilgard372]

WONDERFUL!!!Thanks :)

[@lydiamarks8577]

Superb! More like this please 🙏🏻

[@anitamitchell3452]

Enjoyed this story very much .. Thanks for sharing.

[@peterbeadman9010]

Subscribed. Thanks for this I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to more. X

[@DenisePoole-Closet-Crafts]

Thank you for sharing, very good drama

[@larryparis925]

Many thanks.

[@simonmcgrath4112]

I'm a scouser from Liverpool and the Detective Inspector has a hint of scouse in the accent he's portraying, does anybody hear it? Great play really enjoyed it!!!

[@patriciallamas2050]

Thank you so much for the upload, Lilith! 🤗🌺

[@clarajones7646]

Thank you so much................

[@PaddedCellStudio]

Thanks 👌

[@elainewhite4995]

Just subscribed love this is great to listen to in bed thank you 😊👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Watchoutforsnakez]

Is the actor doing Perez the younger, wet behind the ears cop in the television series? Why doesn’t the U.S.have radio dramas like this? So good! Thank you- California

[@obsesivefunatica]

Yes! It's Sandy/ Steven Robertson. The actor is actually from Shetland which is a pretty nice touch. It's a shame they didn't do more Ann Cleeves radio plays

[@jillsmith4749]

Love it

[@TheWendable]

TY Lilith

[@irenesurratt4612]

I enjoyed this.

[@udayamavin]

Excellent drama! Enjoyed it thoroughly

[@fionajohnston]

I thought it sounded like Stephen Robertson playing Perez, it must have felt funny for him playing Sandy Wilson in the TV series as a sort of second in command, you cannot mistake his voice, well well. I also enjoyed this but although I read the book, I do not recall them putting it on TV for some reason

[@apatriotnowawake9090]

good story

[@ladygardener100]

In radio plays they cast people with different accents else it gets confusing, but the islands do have an english twang often.

[@tedar3986]

Pretty good. You really need to pay attention to all the character names as it gets alil hard to follow. I did have part of it figured out fairly early on but the final conclusion is a bit over the top.

[@dearli1379]

I really wish we could see this in film!

[@kathleensmith644]

You can buy the videos of the Shetland series, all five of them.

[@shilohbrutalis582]

Empowerment...

[@fionajohnston]

When was this on R4?

[@obsesivefunatica]

Fiona Johnston it was in 2011

[@fionajohnston]

Thank you very much, I wonder if they will repeat it.

[@colinglass1342]

King Henry the Eight and his six wives Anne of cleves

[@sarahtacy9045]

Only a couple of people in it are actually Scottish. Awful accents. Are there no Scottish actors available to the BBC ?

[@sparkfishes]

Perhaps it is, from many years experience, the Scots are so difficult to work with and get on with. Many years of radicaliseation through the Scottish Education system has given the a huge chip on their shoulders Most of the history taught and designed to radicalise hatred against the English was / is totally wrong

[@YellowYaffle]

No. All but 2 of those voices are Scottish. One is even from Shetland itself, The rest might be aiming for the sound of the Shetland accent. That's different, not awful

[@mikewilliams7781]

+James Howells You're either making a weak attempt to be amusing or you're a moron.

[@lisettelachat1870]

+James Howells 😂

[@kathrynphelps9771]

Well, since they are in Shetland, not Scotland and the dialect heritage is Norse not Gaelic, I think they do very well.

[@deegeraghty3421]

Hard to understand Scottish accents - poor diction.

[@clarecoleman801]

The scotch/Scouse mix wasn't great, whoever that actor is.

[@yahoo.com07]

Thank you for sharing this ❤❤❤❤❤❤