Series 24 – Episode 9.1 – The Parting of the Ways

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Synopsis

The Parting of the Ways is an eight minute exclusive episode that picks up the gritty and dramatic storyline of down-and-out Alistair (Joe McFadden) and his pursuit of paramedic Polly (Sophia di Martino).

The episode follows Alistair’s descent into despair, portraying the seedy underbelly of life on the streets and showing a different point of view of the harassment storyline … which pre-figures the horror to come …

When Alistair returns to his hostel after letting himself into Polly’s flat he is on a high because Polly finally told him that she loved him! He knows that his life on the streets is now over. From tomorrow morning, he thinks he will be moving in with Polly. But Alistair’s world comes crashing down around his ears when he is arrested – so what, or who, has turned Polly against him?

CAST

Alistair McCormack..............JOE McFADDEN
Polly Emmerson..................SOPHIA di MARTINO
DI Chisholm.....................STEPHEN PERRING

CREW

Director........................SIMON MEYERS
Producer........................REBECCA HEDDERLY
Writer..........................DAVID RODEN

Executive Producer..............BELINDA CAMPBELL
Series Producer.................OLIVER KENT
Line Producer...................WIN MENSAH-LARBIE
Script Producer.................BIANCA RODWAY
Story Producer..................ANNE EDYVEAN
Script Editor...................JACKIE OKWERA

Director of Photography.........JAZ CASTLETON
Editor..........................JIM HAMPTON
Designer........................GARY BROWN
Sound Recordist.................RICHARD BROOKS
Costume Designer................NICOLA SANFORD
Make-Up Designer................CLAIRE WHITELEY
Scheduler.......................WENDY WRIGHT
Stunt Co-ordinator..............TOM LUCY
Unit Manager....................JAKE SAINSBURY
Location Manager................DEE GREGSON
2nd Assistant Director..........ROB MAY
Runner..........................KODJO TSAKPO
Properties Buyer................ROYSTON HUMPHRIES
Properties Master...............CRAIG THOMAS
Camera Trainee..................JECERY ROSINI
Camera Trainee..................MEG de KONING
Gaffer..........................JOHN CHILCOTT
Boom Operator...................KIRSTY WHAYMAN
Production Co-ordinator.........SAMANTHA WAITE
Assistant Production Co-ordinator...MICHELLE SERGEANT