Night Terrace


Night Terrace is a scripted science fiction audio comedy produced by Splendid Chaps Productions. Originally released as a paid digital download in 2014, the first two seasons have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra since 2019.
The show stars Jackie Woodburne as Dr Anastasia Black, a "science hero" whose retirement from the mysterious "D.E.P.A.R.T.M.E.N.T." is cut short when her Melbourne terrace house unexpectedly starts to travel through space and time. She is joined by student and door-to-door electricity plan salesman Eddie Jones and, later, fellow ex-D.E.P.A.R.T.M.E.N.T. agent Susan Denholm. The first season won the Convenor's Award for Excellence at the 2014 Aurealis Awards.

Crowdfunding

Each season so far has been primarily funded through Kickstarter campaigns.
Season 1 met its base funding target plus two stretch goals which allowed The Making of Night Terrace documentary and The Adventures of Eddie mini-series to be created. Season 2 met its base funding target plus one stretch goal, which allowed a Live episode to be created where backers and friends of the production became part of the episode as the live audience. Season 3 met its base funding target plus two stretch goals which allow The Night Terrace Summer Special and a mini-series revealing the untold adventures of Sue to be made.

Companion Podcast

To accompany the broadcast of Night Terrace on BBC Radio 4 Extra Vaya Pashos of the Neighbours recap podcast Neighbuzz hosted a companion podcast. Each episode featured members of the cast and crew discussing the episode just broadcast, the show in general, and answering fan questions.

Cast

Regular cast

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

TBA in May 2020

Bonus Episodes

The Making of Night Terrace

Narrated and produced by Josh Kinal, this episode is 27:27 long. It features interviews with all the main cast and creators of Night Terrace.

Hello My Name is Eddie

Horatio's Travels

Night Your Own Terrace

The Night Your Own Terrace mini-episodes were written for backers at the Night Producer or Choose-Your-Own-Night Terrace level of their Kickstarter campaign for Season 2. The backers provided the writers with personal writing prompts & all of Jackie Woodburne's lines were recorded months in advance, providing a feeling of deja-vu across the episodes.
TitleLengthWriters
An Echo of Socks07:54Tony Flynn, Ben McKenzie
Dinosaurs of Antarctica07:36Robin Bland, David Ashton
Habitat of Mushrooms09:44David Chilcott, John Richards
The Conditions of Entry07:11Daniel Sullivan, Ben McKenzie
The Sandwiches of Pluto07:51Craig Irvine, David Ashton
The Smell of Books09:32Samantha Streeter, John Richards

The Adventures of Sue

TBA in May 2020