''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 BBC Radio 4 Extra (formerly BBC Radio 7) is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It mostly broadcasts archived repeats of comedy, drama and documentary programmes, and is the sister station of Radio 4. It is the pri ...

since 2019. The show stars

Jackie Woodburne Jacqueline Anne Woodburne (born 5 February 1956) is an Australian actress, known for her numerous roles in television soap operas. After graduating from the National Theatre School, Woodburne played Maggie Gordon in ''The Young Doctors''. She ap ...

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 A terrace, terraced house ( UK), or townhouse ( US) is a type of medium-density housing which first started in 16th century Europe with a row of joined houses sharing side walls. In the United States and Canada these are sometimes known as row ...

unexpectedly starts to travel through space and time. She is joined by student and door-to-door electricity plan salesman Eddie Jones (Ben McKenzie) and, later, fellow ex-D.E.P.A.R.T.M.E.N.T. agent Susan Denholm (Petra Elliott). The first season won the Convenor's Award for Excellence at the 2014

Aurealis Awards The Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award. History The Aurealis Award was established in 1995 by ...

Crowdfunding

Each season so far has been primarily funded through

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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 (a digital book collection of stories, trivia and puzzles in the style of TV annuals and comic books) 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

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recap podcast ''Neighbuzz'', hosted a companion podcast (alongside Woodburne the show has had past and present Neighbours stars in guest roles). 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

– Dr Anastasia Black *Ben McKenzie – Eddie Jones *Petra Elliott – Sue , The Borealian Commander , Dr Housen * David Lamb – various * Amanda Buckley – various

Guest cast

Adam Richard Adam Richard (born Adam Richard Dellamarta, 1 January 1971 in Carlton, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter, writer and media personality, best known co-writing and starring in '' Outland,'' an ABC1 comedy series about ...

– (Discoworld) *

Alan Brough Alan Brough (; born 1967) is a New Zealand actor, television and radio host and comedian based in Australia. Career Early life Brough worked as an actor in Wellington and Auckland, mainly in live theatre. He also appeared in a series of butter c ...

– Barry (Sound & Fuhrer) *

Andrew McClelland Andrew McClelland is an Australian comedian, writer and DJ from Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. Comedian McClelland has performed hour-long comedy shows around Australia, New Zealand and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since 2003. ...

– The Colonel / Mr Bell (Time of Death) *

Cal Wilson Cal Wilson (5 October 1970 – 11 October 2023) was a New Zealand stand-up comedian, author, radio and television presenter based in Australia. Wilson wrote the New Zealand sitcom ''Willy Nilly'' from 2001 until 2003. She then appeared in numer ...

– Vraxnall (Moving House) *

Celia Pacquola Celia Pacquola (born 12 February 1983) is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter and actor who performs predominantly in Australia and the United Kingdom. Early life Pacquola is a third child, and her parents separated when she was eightee ...

– (The Edification of Anastasia Black) * Chris Taylor – The Captain (Starship Australis) *

Colette Mann Colette Mann (born 17 February 1950) is an Australian actress, singer, TV and radio presenter, choreographer, writer and media personality. She has been in the entertainment industry for over 50 years. Mann appeared in two Grundy Organisation ...

– The Tea Lady (Sense & Susceptibility) *

Emily Taheny Emily Taheny is an Australian comedian, actress, and singer. She is known for her multiple appearances on the sketch comedy television series '' Comedy Inc.'' from 2003 through 2007, her role as "Kat" on the 2009 series '' The Jesters'', and as ...

– (The Edification of Anastasia Black) *

Francis Greenslade Francis Greenslade (born 3 October 1962) is an Australian comedic actor and acting teacher. Early life Greenslade was born in Honiara, Solomon Islands to Australian parents. In the 1980s, Greenslade studied at the University of Adelaide where ...

– Morrie (Starship Australis) *

Ian Smith Ian Douglas Smith (8 April 191920 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to 1979. He w ...

– Bunny (Sense & Susceptibility) *

Jane Badler Jane Badler (born December 31, 1953) is an American-Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as Diana, the main antagonist in NBC's science fiction series '' V'' between 1983 and 1985. Following this, she had roles in the primeti ...

– (Home) , (Things That Go Bump in the Night Terrace) *

Lawrence Leung Lawrence Leung is an Australian comedian, writer, director and actor from Melbourne. He is best known for his television series '' Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure'' based his one-man shows on stories about his obsessions, such as b ...

– (Things That Go Bump in the Night Terrace) *

Louise Jameson Louise Marion Jameson (born 20 April 1951) is an English actress with a variety of television and theatre credits. Her roles on television have included playing Leela (Doctor Who), Leela in ''Doctor Who'' (1977–1978), Anne Reynolds in ''The O ...

– Marjorie (Sense & Susceptibility) *

Steven Gates Tripod are an Australian musical comedy trio founded by Scod (Scott Edgar), Yon (Simon Hall) and Gatesy (Steven Gates) in 1996. They provide original songs and harmonies, strung together by comic banter. History Live shows Tripod began as ...

– (Situational Awareness) *

Tegan Higginbotham Tegan Marie Higginbotham (born ) is an Australian comedian, writer, and actress. Early life and education Tegan Marie Higginbotham was born in in Dandenong, Victoria. She attended Dandenong Primary School and Dandenong High School (since me ...

– (Situational Awareness) *

Toby Truslove Toby Truslove is an Australian film, theatre and television actor. Early life Truslove grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and holidayed on Rottnest Island with his family every summer. His father, Mike, went to the seminary for three years w ...

– Vraxnall (Moving House) , The Hostile Takeover Commander (The Outsourcing) * Virginia Gay – Miss Liaina Baker (Time of Death) * Aahmer Rahman – Tony (The Outsourcing) * Andrew Hansen – (The Edification of Anastasia Black) , (The Retirement of Horatio Gray) , (Home Again) * Brianna Williams – (Ancient History) * Cate Wolfe – The Human Commander (Moving House) , Carol (The Outsourcing) * Eryn Saunders – (The Last Hunt) , (Situational Awareness) * Gary Russell – Charles (Sense & Susceptibility) * George Ivanoff – (A Verb of Nouns) * Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie – (The Last Hunt) * Jason Tamiru – (The Last Hunt) * John Clarke – Mr King (Sense & Susceptibility) * Kevin Powe – (A Verb of Nouns) * Laura Hughes – (The Edification of Anastasia Black) * Lee Zachariah – Vraxnall (Moving House) * Michael F Cahill – (A Verb of Nouns) * Ming–Zhu Hii (Full Steam) *

Naomi Rukavina Naomi Rukavina is an Australian television and theatre actress. Her career began playing various stage roles whilst studying at the Victorian College of the Arts. She took roles in various short films and her film debut was in the 2012 comedy '' ...

– The Story Teller (The Last Hunt) , (Discoworld) * Phil Zachariah – The Hitlers (Sound & Fuhrer) * Samantha Streeter – Voice of the Toy / SquidgyPiggy (Sound & Fuhrer)

Additional voices

Nicholas Briggs Nicholas Briggs (born 29 September 1961) is an English actor, writer, director, sound designer and composer. He is associated with the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs, particularly as the voice of the Da ...

– Moving House * Virginia Gay – Moving House , Home * Aahmer Rahman – Starship Australis * Allan Carey – Sense & Susceptibility , Time of Death * Andrew Hansen – Moving House , Ancient History * Andrew Waddington – Starship Australis , The Outsourcing , Sense & Susceptibility * Anniene Stockton – Time of Death , The Outsourcing * Brianna Williams – Sense & Susceptibility , Full Steam * Daniel Sullivan – The Outsourcing * David Ashton – Moving House , The Outsourcing , Full Steam , A Verb of Nouns * Glenn Greening – Starship Australis * Graeme Callaghan – The Outsourcing , Sense & Susceptibility , Full Steam * John Richards – Full Steam * Karen Pickering – Moving House , Discoworld * Kevin Powe – Home , Ancient History , The Retirement of Horatio Gray * Kyle Threlfo – Sense & Susceptibility * Michael F Cahill – Sense & Susceptibility * Michael Ward – Moving House * Richard Schipper – Sense & Susceptibility , Full Steam , The Retirement of Horatio Gray * Sam(antha) Streeter – A Verb of Nouns , The Retirement of Horatio Gray * Stephen Hall – Sense & Susceptibility * Steven Petrenko – The Outsourcing * Tony Flynn – The Outsourcing

Hello My Name is Eddie

* Ben McKenzie – Eddie Jones * Petra Elliott – Sue * Perri Cummings – Professor Brenda * Noah Moon – The Time Traveller * David Ashton – The Office Worker * Lee Zachariah – Shop Assistant * John Richards – Shop Assistant * George Ivanoff – Wiliams * Brianna Williams – Gilbert , Rebecca * Lisa-Skye – Claudia * Amanda Buckley – Jamie

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

TBA in May 2020 (estimated release date)

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 Deja or Dejah may refer to: * Deja News, an archive of messages posted to Usenet discussion groups and its successor ''deja.com'' * Andreas Deja (born 1957), German animator * Dejah Mulipola (born 1998), American softball player * Dejah Thoris, ...

across the episodes (both overt and covert).

The Adventures of Sue

TBA in May 2020 (estimated release date)

References

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