A Burnt Out Case by Graham Greene

Graham Greene
A Burnt-Out Case
Dramatised by Nick Warburton

Episode 1 00:00

Querry, a celebrated architect of churches believes himself burnt out: unable to feel anything for his profession, his faith or even the suicide of his mistress.

He journeys to a remote leper colony in Africa. There, he hopes to live in obscurity, unconcerned with the fate of others and to die, but it seems that he may have a second chance to find both happiness and redemption.

Querry: Ben Miles
Dr Colin: Danny Sapani
Rycker: Jonathan Aris
Marie: Kathryn Drysdale
The Superior: Neil McCaul
Father Thomas: Philip Bretherton
Father Joseph: Clive Hayward
Father Paul: Adam Fitzgerald
Deo Gratias: Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Madame Guelle: Sudha Bhuchar
Captain: David Reakes
Controller: David Reakes
Marie Morel: Isabella Inchbald
Parkinson: Stephen Critchlow
Narrator: Adjoa Andoh

Episode 2 57:00

Querry, a celebrated architect of churches, doubting his faith and his lack of humanity has fled to a remote leprosy in Africa. There, he has begun to find a type of contentment.

But his whereabouts are leaked to the press and Querry becomes a hunted man with nowhere left to run.

Querry …. Ben Miles
Fr Paul …. Adam Fitzgerald
Narrator …. Adjoa Andoh
Fr Joseph …. Clive Hayward
Dr Colin …. Danny Sapani
Marie Morel …. Isabella Inchbald
Rycker …. Jonathan Aris
Mother Agnes …. Kath Weare
Marie …. Kathryn Drysdale
The Superior …. Neil McCaul
Fr Thomas …. Philip Bretherton
Parkinson …. Stephen Critchlow
Deo Gratias …. Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong

Dramatised by Nick Warburton

When Querry, a world-famous architect, finds he no longer enjoys life or takes pleasure in art he sets off on a voyage. Arriving anonymously at a leper colony in the Congo, he is diagnosed as the mental equivalent of a 'burnt-out case', a leper mutilated by disease and amputation. Querry slowly moves towards a cure, his mind getting clearer as he works for the colony. However, in the heat of the tropics, no relationship with a married woman, however blameless, will ever be taken as innocent.

The story reflects many of Greene's own personal struggles with his celebrity as a famous 'Catholic' author and his own doubts about his faith.

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