The Greatest Matter Trailer

Introducing The Greatest Matter, a Victorian Gothic crime tale.

The Greatest Matter is a full-cast audio drama set in Victorian Dublin, in which a visiting Italian criminologist gets caught up in a mysterious murder in the Phoenix Park. Something is being covered up, a military commander is running a sinister investigation, and a writer and a journalist are determined to investigate, no matter the cost.

The Greatest Matter is a new audio drama podcast from Conor Reid, creator of Words To That Effect. The show is a member of HeadStuff Podcasts, a network of Ireland’s top podcasts. You can find out more about the show here.

Cast

(in order of appearance)

Narrator

Conor Reid

Sean

Darragh Smith

Aine

Amy O’Dwyer

Ryan

James Ward

Frances

Amy O’Dwyer

Margaret

Margaret Mc Auliffe

Carey

Margaret Mc Auliffe

Beatrice

Amy O’Dwyer

Grimshaw

Donncha O’Dea

Transcript: The Greatest Matter Trailer

VO Narration: The Greatest Matter, a Victorian gothic crime tale.

VO: A man, gruesomely murdered in Dublin

SEÁN: Mother of God! What the hell happened…

ÁINE:  There’s blood everywhere. Is he…?

SEÁN: Ah no, Áine, look away, this isn’t something for a woman to see.

ÁINE:  No! Is he….is he dead, Seán?

VO: A renowned Italian criminologist

RYAN: …and it is with the utmost pleasure that I introduce our esteemed speaker, Professor Cesare Lombroso: doctor, linguist, man of letters…

VO: And two women intent on solving the crime, no matter the cost.

FRANCES:      No, I mean should we just stop this? All of this. Is it getting…too much? I don’t know…

MARGARET:  Frances, look where we are. Several people are dead.

VO: A murder with disturbing connections to the occult is being covered up

CAREY: Yes, of course. Professor, take a seat here in our séance circle. […]

BEATRICE:  I can feel something…Yes….Yes, Eve is coming

VO: And a powerful military commander is running a sinister investigation

GRIMSHAW:  We need to find the murderer, and we need to make sure this was the work of a madman, acting alone  

VO: And the identity of the murderer may have profound implications for the very nature of life and death.

The Greatest Matter, is out now. Listen wherever you get your podcasts and find out more at HeadStuffPodcasts.com