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The Shrine

Contemporary drama. When a young man is killed outside of John and Carol's home, the resulting shrine of flowers and cards impacts on their efforts to sell the house.

John and Carol are in their sixties, looking forward to retirement and a quiet life. Long-suffering of each other's foibles, but always leavened with fond humour, relations are nevertheless strained by their failure to sell their house, which has been on the market for months.

As they bicker about reducing the price, they are unaware that two other arguments are happening simultaneously on their street; a young couple, Sarah and Ryan, argue about money, and taxi passenger Dave complains about the fare to driver Neil. These events come to a terrible head when Ryan is fatally knocked over by Neil, outside John and Carol's house.

John and Carol try to be as sensitive as they can to the mourners congregating outside their house, but as the weeks turn into months, and the shrine of flowers, cards and soft toys encroaches ever further into their lives, even John and Carol's ever-present humour starts to fade. The shrine is focus not only for grief-stricken widow Sarah, but also driver Neil and passenger Dave, both guilt-ridden at their involvement in Ryan's death.

With prospective buyers put off by the symbol of tragic death on their doorstep, it seems as if John and Carol will be stuck there forever. Unless they have the nerve to pull off a desperate plan to get their life back...

44 minutes

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Tue 19 Nov 2013 14:15

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John Matthew Kelly
Carol Barbara Flynn
Sarah Sally Carman
Neil Steve Evets
Dave Neil Bell
Ryan Steve Marsh
Police Officer Keir McEwan
Estate Agent Hamish Sturgeon
Mr Mason Craig Sharkey
Mrs Mason Katie Tracey
Baby Lana Scholes Nuttall
Producer Colin McKeown
Executive Producer Colin McKeown
Producer Donna Molloy
Director Noreen Kershaw
Writer Karen Brown

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