Underground - Episode 1

Tutor Charly arrives in luxury bunker Thornfield. But something's not right with this place. And what happened to her predecessor?

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?

This is episode 1. You can find the whole series on BBC Sounds now.

CAST

Charly ..... Ava Hinds-Jones

Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim

Huxley ..... Ayrton English

Mei ..... India Moon

Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams

Kal ..... Tom Kiteley

Axel ..... Alexander Arnold

Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd

Other parts are played by David Holt and Debbie Korley

Written by Chloë Myerson

Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands

Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt

Director: Anne Isger

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4.