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