Underground: Episode 3

Guests arrive at Thornfield. But what is Edward hiding from Charly?In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?CAST Charly .... Ava Hinds-Jones Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams Dev ..... Danny Ashok Axel ..... Alexander Arnold Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim Mei ..... India Moon Huxley ..... Ayrton English Zack ..... Waj Ali Brett ..... Kerry Gooderson Other parts are played by David HoltWritten by Chloë MyersonProduction Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt Director: Anne IsgerA BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4