BBC Radio 4, March 13, 2020 and on BBC Sounds (Episodes 5 and 6)

Caroline learns the truth about body transplants.

The final part of Lucy Catherine’s three-act play sees Caroline initially rejecting her body transplant but this – as far as anyone else is concerned – goes into spontaneous remission. When she learns that the journalist investigating body transplants has been removed from the equation, she starts her own enquiries – and discovers that things are much bigger and more complex than she had thought.

There aren’t too many surprises in this conclusion, as things play out in the way that you’d expect – up until the ending, that is, which builds on the more metaphysical elements of the story. Samantha Dakin’s Anastasia becomes as important as Jill Halfpenny’s Caroline to the denouement, and there’s a bittersweet feel.

I’m intrigued by the BBC’s decision to air this in three parts, but release it to download as six – is this the start of a new trend?

Verdict: A satisfying conclusion to what seems to be the only ongoing drama for this year’s Dangerous Visions. 8/10

Paul Simpson