The London Necropolis Railway

The London Necropolis Railway is an original, full cast audio drama podcast that premiered on November 7, 2018 starring Alex Lawther, Olga Amelia Silkina, Charlie-Vero Martin and Conor Jones.

The story takes place in London’s underground system where an organisation called The London Necropolis Railway works to move the souls of the dead out of London to avoid the city getting overrun with hauntings.

Barney works at the LNR, he’s one of the ghouls whose job it is to ensure that the souls end up on the trains that take them to the hereafter. He is bored with his job and tired of his endless existence when one day a soul refuses get on the train. The soul, a private investigator named Agnes, convinces Barney to help her catch the demon she was hunting when she died. Together they have to confront his boss, the demon that wants them dead, and even death itself.

The show is is inspired by the real London Necropolis Railway which was active from the middle of the 1800s to the middle of the 1900s. It was a train line that moved dead bodies out of London to a cemetery 40 minutes outside of the city. The BBC has called it ‘the spookiest, strangest train line in British history.

CAST

Alex Lawther as Barney

Olga Amelia Silkina as Agnes

Charlie Vero-Martin as Siobhan

Connor Jones as the Head Collector

Patrik Karlson as Peter

With a special appearance by Karin Bertling



CREW

Writer and Director: Hillevi Gustafson

Sound designer: Mathias Schlegel

Producer: Amanda Romare

First Assistant Director: Adina Romare

Production Assistant: Maja Lindberg

The London Necropolis Railway is made possible by the support of Allmänna Arvsfonden, Region Skånes Sociala Investeringsfond, Film i Skåne, and BoostHbg.

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