Photos by Les Podraza, no reproduction without permission.
Thin Air was a 5 part thriller which went out on BBC 1 in 1988. The story follows a young investigative reporter, Rachel Hamilton, who works for a local radio station. Rachel stumbles into a world of new money, new drugs and new buildings down by the river as birthday celebrations at her radio station are violently disrupted.
The serial starred Linda Robson, Philip Croskin, Brian Bovell, Sam Kelly and Kevin McNally. It was written by Peter Busby ad Sarah Dunant, produced by Caroline Oulton and directed by Antonia Bird. Andy Roberts wrote the music for the serial.
The serial was produced in London but hosted out of Pebble Mill. Steve Saunderson was the lighting cameraman, Simon Passmore the script editor and Amanda Atkinson the designer. Les Podraza was a member of the scene crew.