Night Terrace is a scripted science fiction audio comedy produced by Splendid Chaps Productions. Originally released as a paid digital download in 2014, the first two seasons have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra since 2019.
The show stars Jackie Woodburne as Dr Anastasia Black, a "science hero" whose retirement from the mysterious "D.E.P.A.R.T.M.E.N.T." is cut short when her Melbourne terrace house unexpectedly starts to travel through space and time. She is joined by student and door-to-door electricity plan salesman Eddie Jones (Ben McKenzie) and, later, fellow ex-D.E.P.A.R.T.M.E.N.T. agent Susan Denholm (Petra Elliott). The first season won the Convenor's Award for Excellence at the 2014 Aurealis Awards.
Crowdfunding
Each season so far has been primarily funded through Kickstarter campaigns. Season 1 met its base funding target plus two stretch goals which allowed The Making of Night Terrace documentary and The Adventures of Eddie mini-series to be created. Season 2 met its base funding target plus one stretch goal, which allowed a Live episode to be created where backers and friends of the production became part of the episode as the live audience. Season 3 met its base funding target plus two stretch goals which allow The Night Terrace Summer Special (a digital book collection of stories, trivia and puzzles in the style of TV annuals and comic books) and a mini-series revealing the untold adventures of Sue to be made.
Companion Podcast
To accompany the broadcast of Night Terrace on BBC Radio 4 Extra Vaya Pashos, of the Neighbours recap podcast Neighbuzz, hosted a companion podcast (alongside Woodburne the show has had past and present Neighbours stars in guest roles). Each episode featured members of the cast and crew discussing the episode just broadcast, the show in general, and answering fan questions.
Cast
Regular cast
Jackie Woodburne – Dr Anastasia Black
Ben McKenzie – Eddie Jones
Petra Elliott – Sue | The Borealian Commander | Dr Housen
David Lamb – various
Amanda Buckley – various
Guest cast
Adam Richard – (Discoworld) Alan Brough – Barry (Sound & Fuhrer) Andrew McClelland – The Colonel / Mr Bell (Time of Death) Cal Wilson – Vraxnall (Moving House) Celia Pacquola – (The Edification of Anastasia Black) Chris Taylor – The Captain (Starship Australis) Colette Mann – The Tea Lady (Sense & Susceptibility) Emily Taheny – (The Edification of Anastasia Black) Francis Greenslade – Morrie (Starship Australis) Ian Smith – Bunny (Sense & Susceptibility) Jane Badler – (Home) | (Things That Go Bump in the Night Terrace) Lawrence Leung – (Things That Go Bump in the Night Terrace) Louise Jameson – Marjorie (Sense & Susceptibility) Steven Gates – (Situational Awareness) Tegan Higginbotham – (Situational Awareness) Toby Truslove – Vraxnall (Moving House) | The Hostile Takeover Commander (The Outsourcing) Virginia Gay – Miss Liaina Baker (Time of Death) Aahmer Rahman – Tony (The Outsourcing) Andrew Hansen – (The Edification of Anastasia Black) | (The Retirement of Horatio Gray) | (Home Again) Brianna Williams – (Ancient History) Cate Wolfe – The Human Commander (Moving House) | Carol (The Outsourcing) Eryn Saunders – (The Last Hunt) | (Situational Awareness) Gary Russell – Charles (Sense & Susceptibility) George Ivanoff – (A Verb of Nouns) Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie – (The Last Hunt) Jason Tamiru – (The Last Hunt) John Clarke – Mr King (Sense & Susceptibility) Kevin Powe – (A Verb of Nouns) Laura Hughes – (The Edification of Anastasia Black) Lee Zachariah – Vraxnall (Moving House) Michael F Cahill – (A Verb of Nouns) Ming–Zhu Hii (Full Steam) Naomi Rukavina – The Story Teller (The Last Hunt) | (Discoworld) Phil Zachariah – The Hitlers (Sound & Fuhrer) Samantha Streeter – Voice of the Toy / SquidgyPiggy (Sound & Fuhrer)