The American expression for what the BBC 4 actors did is “phoning it in.” Of course, you said it all when you described this as “a bleeding wasted opportunity.” A damn shame. You can do all kinds of insane, creeptastic stuff with a radio drama if you work the nuance of individual expressions and the silences just right.
The American expression for what the BBC 4 actors did is “phoning it in.” Of course, you said it all when you described this as “a bleeding wasted opportunity.” A damn shame. You can do all kinds of insane, creeptastic stuff with a radio drama if you work the nuance of individual expressions and the silences just right.