The second series of ‘Le Donne’, set in modern-day Naples. Privileged housewife Caterina Riccardi has discovered that her husband Franco is a key member of the Camorra, the Neapolitan mafia. With Franco in prison awaiting trial, Caterina was forced to kill one of his rivals to protect her thirteen year old son, Amedeo, but he too was killed. Now, with the help of Salvatore, her husband’s closest advisor, she must face the consequences.
Le Donne 2
First Broadcast:
Monday - Friday, 28th April-2nd May 2014 at 10:45 on BBC Radio 4
Production Credits:
Writer: Chris Fallon
Cast: Indira Varma (Caterina Riccardi), Anton Lesser (Salvatore Beccafichi), Danny Webb (Franco Riccardi/Man on phone), Rebecca Callard (Antonella Riccardi), Juliet Aubrey (Marisa Pirenesi), Rufus Wright (Roberto Ferrezano), Vaughan Savidge (TV Newsreader), Carl Prekopp (Carlo Caporrino), Federay Holmes (Claudia Castelli/TV Reporter) & Danny Mahoney (Leo Montinaro).
Broadcast Assistant: Sarah Tombling
Sound Engineer: Alisdair McGregor
Producer: Rosalynd Ward
Executive Producer: Karen Rose
Music: Incidental music by Simon Russell, Sheep May Safely Graze by Johann Sebastian Bach & performed by Isobel Tombling, Nessuno by Mina, Rancio E Mosca by Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare & The Golden Age by Simon Russell