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2024 / Darkly comic mystery / Created by Jez Scharf
Three podcasters find a town with its own stories.
What is Bodkin about?
A small group of podcasters arrives in an Irish coastal town to investigate an old disappearance. Their attempt to assemble a compelling account meets local relationships and contradictory stories, making the search a question about both the mystery and how outsiders turn a place into a narrative.
Five things to know.
The starting situation
The podcasters begin with a disappearance they hope to investigate, bringing a public storytelling project into a community with an existing history.
The world around it
The Irish coastal setting places visiting investigators beside people whose local relationships and accounts do not simply fit the visitors’ intended story.
The central pressure
Making a convincing narrative and understanding what happened are different tasks, leaving the team’s approach open to challenge as the inquiry develops.
The creative approach
Jez Scharf creates the series, with Siobhán Cullen, Will Forte and Robyn Cara playing the principal members of its investigative group.
Before episode one
The podcasters and their case are fictional, allowing the show to explore true-crime storytelling without presenting itself as an actual investigative podcast.
A thought to take with you.
The team arrives with a project, while the town already has several stories about itself. The comic mystery asks what gets lost when a place is treated as material for one neat account.
Is it your kind of series?
Try it for a darkly comic mystery that questions the habits of true-crime storytelling. Expect outsiders, local relationships and uncertainty about the stories being assembled.
Three ideas to take with you.
- A compelling story is not automatically a complete account.
- An outsider’s question can miss local context.
- The desire for a narrative can shape what an investigator notices.
Before you press play.
What is Bodkin about?
A small group of podcasters arrives in an Irish coastal town to investigate an old disappearance. Their attempt to assemble a compelling account meets local relationships and contradictory stories, making the search a question about both the mystery and how outsiders turn a place into a narrative.
Who is behind Bodkin?
Created by Jez Scharf. Jez Scharf creates the series, with Siobhán Cullen, Will Forte and Robyn Cara playing the principal members of its investigative group.
What kind of series is Bodkin?
Darkly comic mystery. Try it for a darkly comic mystery that questions the habits of true-crime storytelling. Expect outsiders, local relationships and uncertainty about the stories being assembled.
Sources & scope
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