WHO SHOT ADA TANSEY by Peter Whalley | BBC RADIO DRAMA

WHO SHOT ADA TANSEY by Peter Whalley | BBC RADIO DRAMA
Story:
We are behind the scenes of a long-running, much-loved Northern soap opera. The leading lady is suddenly and dramatically murdered. Who shot Ada Tansey ? And why?
Cast:
David: Derek Smith
Frank: John Branwell
Mike: David Fleesiiman
Arnold: Robert Keegan
Bernard: Keith Clifford
Larry: Bernard Latham
Ruth/Edith: Ann Rye
Mel/Denlse: Sue Jenkins
Sylvia/Jean: Rosalie Williams
Ethel/Barbara: Kate Lee
Sam/Lulgl: Russell Dixon
Dennis: Roger Phillips
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[@footfault]

Mr. Whalley doing what writers are so often advised to do: "Write from your own storehouse of experience." He was a staff writer on Coronation Street, a British soap, for many years. He was having fun satirizing that world.

[@jeremypearson6852]

Anyone who grew up with Crossroads or Coronation Street would understand this. An expat listening in S Florida.

[@dianapeek6936]

Ahhhh Crossroads, wobbly scenery, sticking doors and, phones ringing out of sync. Characters popping out to shops, hever to be seen again.

[@jeremypearson6852]

@@dianapeek6936 I never mentioned Eastenders because that started after I left the UK and I never watched it on US tv. I would only recognize the old stars from the 70’s and 80’s.

[@billysullivan6788]

I love how the picture is a bunch of Americans, Jimmy Carter, Bella Abzug for starters

[@patriciallamas2050]

Thanks for sharing!! 🥰

[@suew2144]

Excellent story.

[@sangeetachadha3377]

Funny! Who shot JFK? Unless that's Jimmy Carter.....or unless I'm completely off-base.......🤣!

[@johnsharples143]

Not Peter Whalley's best work. Quite annoying

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Agree ! He DID write some good stuff but like too many of the radio dramatists of that time he was over indulged by the BBC . Virtually anything he wrote was given the go ahead even when the quality was not there. He was one of several who obviously had " Friends " in high places...?

[@norawright807]

Your judgement of the talent and accomplishments of Peter Whalley seems rather harsh.... With the greatest of respect, may I gently request what your own achievements and successes in this difficult writing genre in which to excel. ​@2msvalkyrie529

[@norawright807]

Oh you poor lamb, @johnsharples. Tsk tsk. I shall say one further thing to you son of Ena. He never existed. Sharples. (Who of course, as you know, never existed the son of Ena. Ena had 1 daughter. B. So ok. The disdainful and somewhat petty and inane remarks were both unnecessary and inane. Shit happens, n'est pas.

[@norawright807]

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[@johnsharples143]

What a pathetic response. I love his work but this piece was terrible. I have just as much right as you (the world authority on radio plays) to make my comment!