People Who Knew Me

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People Who Knew Me is an audio drama by the BBC and Merman Productions starring Rosamund Pike.

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Background

The podcast was produced by BBC Radio 5 Live in collaboration with Merman Productions. [1] Sharon Horgan is the executive producer of the show. [2] The show is a 10 episode adaptation of a novel of the same name written by Kim Hooper. [3] The show was written and directed by Daniella Isaacs. [4]

The show was released on BBC Sounds in May 2023 and was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 the following month. [5] The show stars Rosamund Pike as the protagonist. [6] Pike previously starred in the audio drama Edith! . [7]

The cast also includes Hugh Laurie, Isabella Sermon, Kyle Soller, Alfred Enoch, Daniella Isaac, and Jessica Darrow. [8] The show was recorded in various locations using microphones attached to the voice actors' heads. [9]

The protagonist's name was Emily Morris. However, she was late for work during the 9/11 attacks and decided to fake her death and leave to start a new life with the name Connie Prynne. [10] After leaving her old life behind, Connie moves to California where she raises her daughter Claire as a single mother. Years later, Connie is diagnosed with cancer and needs to provide her daughter with support before she dies. [11] Prynne acts as an unreliable narrator for the story. [12]

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