Drama · Free Turn
by Free Turn
Set against the backdrop of Antarctica's six-month Winter Over, marked by perpetual darkness and isolation, our story delves into the intertwined lives and claustrophobic relationships of a small group of international scientists and crew stationed on a remote research base, Bowers Wilson. In addition to the extreme conditions, the research station crackles with sexual tension, unexplained mysterious psychotic events, hidden criminal pasts and strange global conspiracy theories, thrusting any wannabe detectives into a gripping narrative surrounding the mysterious death of 33-year-old behavioural scientist Andrew Fairfield. With only sixteen people left on the base, the murderer must be one of them. Join the diligent and obsessive DCI Tessa McCallister as she works around the clock to spearhead the police investigation from the UK and solve the murder from over 9,000 miles away. Head to coldtapes.com and pay £5 to access the entire investigation ad-free. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coldtapesofficial/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coldtapespod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Starts great, grows tiresome. Tessa begins badgering the interviewees to the point of bad cop TV tropes. Perhaps it’s the writers’ way of showing she is growing weary of this long distance investigation, but it comes off as grating and against the character she’d built up since the beginning. Perhaps it’s just a personal peeve, but the show’s losing my interest as it continues. A real shame. Still a stellar job by the cast, including Tessa’s actor.
I love how the story is told and the mystery. I love the fact that everything is so smooth and it’s an easy listen and the episodes are short. It not only keeps my attention but they are short enough for me to listen while I am on breaks at work or waiting for my kids activities to be over.
This show has been a great listen. I’ve enjoyed the mystery and listening to Drew’s tapes was interesting! Highly recommend.
Fine show, but 5 minutes of advertisements for each 2 minute to 5 minute episode is excessive.
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