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The Orchard

By: Mike Jones, Mike Cowap
Narrated by: Eric Bana, Gary Sweet, Magda Szubanski
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  • Please note: contains strong language and adult content.

    At the edge of an old orchard, on the grounds of an exclusive private girls’ school, a teenage boy is found dead. Was it murder, suicide, or something else?

    Disaffected police detective and struggling single parent, Adam Durwood, is assigned to investigate, but the closer he looks the more the facts don’t add up. At the centre of the mystery are three beguiling and manipulative teenagers who seem to know much more than they should, and are slowly drawing Adam into a web he can’t see....

    Blending crime drama and supernatural mystery, The Orchard is a ground-breaking Audible Original series immersing audiences in a haunting tale of memory, myth and unnatural forces.

    Written by Mike Jones and Mike Cowap and produced by Princess Pictures.

    Performed by Eric Bana, Gary Sweet, Magda Szubanski, Olivia Deeble, Lisa-Marie Shaw and Ashleigh-Rose Nicholson.

    This original podcast is 13 episodes in total, please begin with “Ep 1: Memories of Others”.
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Episodes
  • Ep 1: Memories of Others

    Ep 1: Memories of Others
    Sep 7 2021

    Teenager Thomas Royale meets three girls in an orchard on the grounds of a remote private girls’ school. The next morning his cold, naked body is discovered with head wounds and a broken neck. Detective Adam Durwood is reluctant to take the case having promised to quit the force to repair his fractured relationship with his 12-year-old daughter, Lily.
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    16 mins
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  • Ep 2: Chasing Figments

    Ep 2: Chasing Figments
    Sep 7 2021

    Adam must interview the teenage girls who were rehearsing for the school play, Macbeth, with Thomas before he died but meets resistance from the school principal. The delivery driver who found the corpse is equally reluctant to meet Adam as he struggles to cope with what he saw. Adam’s daughter Lily’s strange behaviour attracts the attention of the school bullies.
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    18 mins
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  • Ep 3: Knots and Feathers and Thorns

    Ep 3: Knots and Feathers and Thorns
    Sep 7 2021

    The school’s superiors continue to frustrate Adam’s attempts to interview the three girls, but he tracks down Eva Tatiana, the girls’ enigmatic and protective teacher, and grills her for some insight into the impregnable dynamics of the private girls’ school. Lily, meanwhile, ventures into the apple orchard where she has a haunting encounter.
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    20 mins
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Great story, great performance

The only tiny thing I didn't like about this great podcast was that in some scenes (not the important ones) it was a bit difficult to grasp immediately what was going on. In a printed story, the description tells you exactly what the situation is. In an audio performance, sometimes you have to figure it out on your own from the audible clues.
In other words, it's not just a read-through approach to a story.
Apart from this, it is fantastic. The story is great. I'd love to watch it as a Netflix series.

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Not my cup of tea

The story is fine, but it’s not like listening to a narrated book, it’s like watching a television show without the visual cues.

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Eric Bana is fantastic! A must listen

Highlly recommended for fans of mystery thriller. Such an engaging story and the performances are wonderful.

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Unique Thriller that envelopes you in their world

Eric Bana and the entire cast perform this with such intensity that you are swept along with them in that emotion. Unique storyline is mesmerizing. I will listen to this one again in the future. It would be amazing if they did a follow-up to let us know how the characters get on in life after the final choices.

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Ignore the 1 stars.

The 1 stars seem dim and limited, so if you are dim and limited… rate it a 1 star.
This was a really great story … especially the acting. Sure, it wasn’t the usual audible story but the concept was fun for a change and was of exceptional quality.

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eric Bana never disappoints me

setting = meh, take it or leave it. truly.. it takes you in so quickly.. I can't say I recall. hmm.. Bana seems to have been in a lot of film but this Avenue sure fits Him well! I'd prefer to SEE him 😏
story = Grabbed my damn ♡ strings! I got REALLY 'AUDIBLE' excuse the pun, in action bits I was actually UPRIGHT like a kid @ Holiday!
appreciated that the Father was so completely in love with his family. his kids esp as its really hard to find. Father's that love their kids & do ANYTHING to keep them well.
Takes a few hairpin turns on u so it was even more fun! if u pref thriller stories more than actual HORROR then I'd definitely recommend this well done story. as well, all the tech support seems quite well done.
**Good team. get them all together again for another one ** ~ Thx AUDIBLE

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Fast paced, multi-actor's voices- excellent listen

Bana's narration is realistic; with the sound effects and multiple voices make the story enjoyable listening- so close to watching a movie!

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Chilling!!

Very well performed…love Eric Bana. The sound editing, script writing and the the overall performance was just magnificent. One of the best podcasts I’ve heard. Love to hear more from this team and production. It was as though I was watching the episodes

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hooked

fantastic! wish there was more! listeningwas so suspenseful i couldnt wait to get to the end!

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Amazing

I'm not usually a fan of either horror or investigative stories, but this was just great! Great actors, very interesting story and a very good job on the characters.

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