Neon Inkwell: Inexplicables (2021) 1
Old Wounds, New Tricks
Episode 1 of the Neon Inkwell podcast, hosted by Rusty Quill Ltd, titled "Neon Inkwell: Inexplicables (2021) 1" was published on January 26, 2024 and runs 36 minutes.
January 26, 2024 ·36m · Neon Inkwell
Summary
Following their mother’s death, thirty-something disasters Harold and Meredith return to their hometown of Gravesby in the North of England for the funeral. There they must also contend with the ICS, their late mother’s social care business. But the ICS and its clients are a lot stranger than the siblings expected…Content Warnings:Alcohol & alcoholismArguments (inc. family conflict)Parental deathChildhood traumaEmotional breakdownStrong language & sexual referencesVicarious embarrassmentDiscussions of: grief and loss, funeralsMentions of: food, eviction, threats/violence, vomit, drug use, fainting, physical violence, blades (inc. SFX)SFX: shouting, crying, repetitive buzzing & knocking, eating/drinking, misophoniaA selection of resources pertaining to some of the issues & themes raised in the show is provided below the credits. Transcripts and SFX credit lists available here: https://shorturl.at/egBQ1 Written by Tom Critch and Alexander J. NewallScript Editing by Helen GouldProduced by Hannah PreisingerDirected by Maddy SearleProduction Manager April SumnerExecutive Producer Alexander J. NewallPerformances:- Beth Eyre as Meredith Stonewell- Harry Farmer as Harold Stonewell- Safiyya Ingar as Shuhela- Ian Hayles as Frank- Fay Roberts as Cressida- Mark Nicolson as Abraham Godbolt- Karim Kronfli as John Belfrage- Savy Des-Etages as Lily Jones- Vera Chok as Suzy Broadbent- Alexander Doddy as William Allen- Alexander J. Newall as Ivan / Meredith's Boss- Alasdair Stuart as Landlord- Imogen Harris as Announcement / Voicemail- Mike LeBeau as Barman- Maddy Searle as BusinesswomanEditing by Maddy SearleMastering by Jeffrey Nils GardnerMusic by Samuel DF JonesArtwork by Anika KhanThe world of Inexplicables can be a difficult one; please find below a selection of resources pertaining to some of the issues and themes discussed in the show.https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-support/https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/drug-addiction-getting-help/https://www.talktofrank.com/https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/https://www.shelter.org.uk/https://www.swarmcollective.org/https://uglymugs.org/um/about/https://www.mind.org.uk/Inexplicables is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence.For ad-free episodes, bonus content and the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
Following their mother’s death, thirty-something disasters Harold and Meredith return to their hometown of Gravesby in the North of England for the funeral. There they must also contend with the ICS, their late mother’s social care business. But the ICS and its clients are a lot stranger than the siblings expected…
Content Warnings:
- Alcohol & alcoholism
- Arguments (inc. family conflict)
- Parental death
- Childhood trauma
- Emotional breakdown
- Strong language & sexual references
- Vicarious embarrassment
- Discussions of: grief and loss, funerals
- Mentions of: food, eviction, threats/violence, vomit, drug use, fainting, physical violence, blades (inc. SFX)
- SFX: shouting, crying, repetitive buzzing & knocking, eating/drinking, misophonia
A selection of resources pertaining to some of the issues & themes raised in the show is provided below the credits.
Transcripts and SFX credit lists available here: https://shorturl.at/egBQ1
Written by Tom Critch and Alexander J. Newall
Script Editing by Helen Gould
Produced by Hannah Preisinger
Directed by Maddy Searle
Production Manager April Sumner
Executive Producer Alexander J. Newall
Performances:
- Beth Eyre as Meredith Stonewell
- Harry Farmer as Harold Stonewell
- Safiyya Ingar as Shuhela
- Ian Hayles as Frank
- Fay Roberts as Cressida
- Mark Nicolson as Abraham Godbolt
- Karim Kronfli as John Belfrage
- Savy Des-Etages as Lily Jones
- Vera Chok as Suzy Broadbent
- Alexander Doddy as William Allen
- Alexander J. Newall as Ivan / Meredith's Boss
- Alasdair Stuart as Landlord
- Imogen Harris as Announcement / Voicemail
- Mike LeBeau as Barman
- Maddy Searle as Businesswoman
Editing by Maddy Searle
Mastering by Jeffrey Nils Gardner
Music by Samuel DF Jones
Artwork by Anika Khan
The world of Inexplicables can be a difficult one; please find below a selection of resources pertaining to some of the issues and themes discussed in the show.
- https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-support/
- https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/drug-addiction-getting-help/
- https://www.talktofrank.com/
- https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/
- https://www.shelter.org.uk/
- https://www.swarmcollective.org/
- https://uglymugs.org/um/about/
- https://www.mind.org.uk/
Inexplicables is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence.
For ad-free episodes, bonus content and the latest news from Rusty Towers, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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