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Chris McQueer's Hings

Chris McQueer's Hings

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC iPlayer
  • 2019
  • 3 episodes (1 series)

Chris McQueer presents three darkly comic and surrealist short films.

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Series 1, Episode 3 - Night Bus

Chris McQueer's Hings. Old Man (David Hayman)
Mel looks forward to a peaceful journey home until a co-passenger hassles her with his views of Flat Earth Theory.

Further details

Mel boards the night bus home hoping to get her head down and catch up on sleep. Unfortunately for her, the elderly man in front of her has other plans. Rising from his chair to turn around and face in Mel's direction, the man begins a discussion about Flat Earth Theory.

Naturally, Mel is dismissive of the man but as he reveals himself in full possession of the gift of the gab she begins to wonder whether there may be some truth to this man's conviction of the earth's real nature, a conviction convincingly claimed to have come from a journey made by the man to the edge of the atlas. What's more, his story is illustrated by his conjuring of an ancient map said to prove his claim.

Mel is enchanted and wants to know more. She has many questions and luckily for Mel every one of them will be answered by the map.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 2nd May 2019
Channel
BBC iPlayer
Length
6 minutes, 9 seconds

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 27th June 2020 11:50pm BBC Scotland
Sunday 3rd January 2021 11:45pm BBC Scotland
Saturday 28th May 2022 11:45pm BBC Scotland

Cast & crew

Cast
Chris McQueer Narrator
Guest cast
David Hayman Old Man
Natali McCleary Mel
Writing team
Chris McQueer Writer
Production team
Kris Cummins Director
David O Gray (as David Gray) Director
Ewan Denny Producer
Gavin Smith Executive Producer
Louise Thornton Executive Producer
Joe Hullait Executive Producer
Simon Cull Executive Producer
Penny Davies Line Producer
Lee McKellar Editor
Natalie Astridge Production Designer
Carole K. Fraser (as Caroline Fraser) Costume Designer
David Lee Director of Photography
Caroline Hamilton Make-up Designer
Lee White 1st Assistant Director

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