Inappropriate Relationships: A BBC Radio 4 Crime Drama

A gripping psychological BBC drama series about a probation officer who uncovers an abuse scandal

When the body of 17-year-old Jackie Shaw is found in a shallow grave, it sends shockwaves through her small West Yorkshire community. Rumours of murder and systematic sexual abuse are rife, and the town's MP, Samuel Stokes, is adding fuel to the fire with his campaign against a so-called 'Asian grooming gang'.

Probation officer Rachel Collier deals with paedophiles on a daily basis: so when she hears that her teenage daughter, Chloe, has become friendly with 24-year-old Tariq, she's concerned where it might lead. But that's not her only worry: she's also struggling to deal with her husband's adultery, her feelings for her Catholic priest, Father Fitzgerald, and her new client, Peter, a sex offender whose victim was Jackie's best friend.

Then three local men, the Jamali brothers, are arrested for murder. The police are confident that the gang's ringleaders are behind bars - but Peter insists that the trio are innocent, and the real perpetrators are being protected. As Rachel investigates what seems to be an establishment cover-up, she places herself and her family in danger - and discovers that nothing, and no-one, is what they seem...

Written by award-winning dramatist Christopher Reason, this intriguing thriller stars Rosie Cavaliero as Rachel, with a star cast including Shaun Dooley, Shannon Flynn and Sacha Dhawan.

Production credits Written by Christopher Reason Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko

Cast Rachel - Rosie Cavaliero Paul - Shaun Dooley Chloe - Shannon Flynn Peter - Nicholas Murchie Father Fitzgerald - Finlay Robertson Leo - Martin Savage Stokes - John Dougall Mrs Monroe/Samantha - Karen Bartke DJ - Catriona McFarlane Reporters - John Bowler & Alison Belbin Tariq - Sacha Dhawan Lydia - Elizabeth Berrington Bishop - John Bowler Moz - Jayson Benovichi-Dicken Nikki - Katherine Rose Morley Newsreaders - Alison Belbin, Catriona McFarlane, John Bowler & Karen Bartke Waiter - Gavi Singh Chera

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 23 February-23 March 2017

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Lydbog: 16. februar 2023