Helen Wheels by Fionn Foley

Drama On One

RTÉ Radio 1

8pm Sunday, 19 May 2024

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Helen Wheels by Fionn Foley.

A comic tale of narcotics, fast food and a mother’s love for her son, set in Belfast at the height of the pandemic. Helen’s son, Lorcan, works as a bicycle courier for a food delivery company. Helen is alarmed to discover drug packages in her son’s delivery bag. She decides to intervene, taking the bike out to make final deliveries, and warning Lorcan’s customers to never call on her son again. After a few chance meetings, the adventure takes a turn when Helen decides to sample the merchandise.

Starring Kerri Quinn (as Helen), Cillian Lenaghan, James Murphy, Gerard McCabe, Niamh McAllister, and Charlie Bonner. 

Sound by Damian Chennells. 

Directed by Conall Morrison.

Producer: Kevin Brew

Series Producer, Drama On One: Kevin Reynolds

8.40pm

In The Wings

Writer Eamann Breen and actors Hilary Rose and Tadhg Murphy discuss Eamann’s play Shinaid. We’ll also hear a podcast from Drama On One’s Shakespeare season with a contribution from Archbishop Robin Eames: Conflict and Genocide in Macbeth.

Fionn foley Writer Helen Wheels on RTE Radio 1