Rock of Eye

by Anita Sullivan
Tailor with shears

SUMMARY

'Rock of Eye' is an original drama for Radio 4. Three elderly tailors are commissioned to make a bespoke waistcoat, coat and trousers for a very particular customer. The fabric is the most expensive on earth, the contract is diabolical and the deadline is looming. Who is the man inside the suit?

'Rock of Eye' is a BBC Wales production, broadcast July 20th 2011. Starring Malcolm Storry and Catrin Stewart, with Allan Corduner, Stephen Marzella, Liza Sadovy, Claire Cage and Richard Nichols.

Produced by Kate McAll and directed by Anita Sullivan.

Duration: 44 minutes.

'ROCK OF EYE' SCRIPT

[Montage of four voices: Harry, Nathan and Griff are in their studios. Mrs White is measuring Alastair Fraser.]

MRS WHITE    The bespoke suit is a work of art: a subtle alchemy of enhancement and disguise. The cloth is exclusive, the statement... timeless. A bespoke suit commands respect: it is your passport to power, your armour against exposure. But Kookla Bespoke is about more than just appearances: we ally the most sublime craft and materials money can buy. We never compromise. So. Are you ready for your first consultation?

HARRY        Tailoring.

MRS WHITE    Marvellous!

MORRIS       Tailoring begins...

TAILORS      ...with the numbers.

HARRY        The measure of the man.

MORRIS       His figure.

GRIFF        His tastes.

HARRY        His requirements.

MORRIS       His flaws.

GRIFF        It’s all in the numbers.

TAILORS      If you know how to look.

MRS WHITE    Grey chalk-stripe: an excellent choice.

HARRY        You see who you are.

MRS WHITE    Alastair Fraser...

MORRIS       Who you want to be.

TAILORS      A bespoke suit...

MRS WHITE    This suit...

ALL          ...will transform you.

MRS WHITE    It will define your legacy.

[Funeral bell leads into the next scene].

AUDIO CLIP

'Rock of Eye' by Anita Sullivan

  • Copyright BBC Radio 4
  • Not broadcast quality

 

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