The Loop

by Nick Perry

When a young boy toys with his dad's mobile phone, middle-aged Englishman Nick Perry finds himself speaking to a young stranger called Jim in New York - in 1959.

As they talk, they discover that they are both writers: Nick is struggling with his first radio play and Jim's just started on an ambitious new TV show, The Twilight Zone.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.

1 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

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Nick Perry spent his childhood in Dorset, out in the countryside daydreaming most of the time. He was educated at Parkstone Sea Training School before leaving for London where he worked for ATV Television. He travelled around Europe moving from job to job until he came into money. On impulse he bought a hill farm in North Wales, some experiences of which form the backdrop to Peaks and Troughs. He lives with his wife Arabella in the Wiltshire countryside where he spends his time writing, walking and listening to classical music.

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty clever Serlingesque tale about a widowed radio dramatist who somehow connects with a fellow writer 50 years in the past. There are tons of introspective moments that put both writers through moralistic dilemmas such as whether or not telling someone about a story they haven't written or preventing a death yet to happen is right. You could tell Nick Perry studied The Twilight Zone well because this radio play truly felt like an episode of that iconic series.

[Steven · Rating 3 out of 5]

Endearing Twilight Zone redux fantasy play.