Up In Smoke
Adam Buxton and Mei Mac star in a true crime podcast about a fictional event. In 2014 a devastating house fire shatters the quiet life of Greenloch, a rural English village. Teenager Mason Miller is presumed dead in the blaze. When investigators sift through the ashes, no trace of his body is found.
The mystery of Mason’s disappearance ignites a global media frenzy. It draws in police, reporters, and psychics from around the world - all obsessed with one question:
Where is Mason Miller?
Years later, after the wrongful conviction of Mason's music teacher, the local tabloid journalist who broke the story launches this podcast to unravel the mystery. She personally witnessed an event in 2014 that was beyond belief - something extraordinary and unexplainable. Now she’s determined to challenge the official story. But will the world believe her?
Starring Mei Mac (My Neighbour Totoro), Adam Buxton (Adam and Joe, Hot Fuzz), and Allan Corduner (Tár, Defiance), Up In Smoke in an eight-part supernatural thriller written and directed by Guy Larsen and Cambria Bailey-Jones. New episodes available weekly.
Episodes
6: Bogeybear
From the safety of rock bottom, Kay delves into the dark secrets of the Millers’ past. With an unlikely ally - a lab technician turned amateur web sleuth - they uncover an eerie anomaly in the case hiding in plain sight.
Episode 7 out Thursday 28th November.
Written and Directed by Guy Larsen & Cambria Bailey-Jones
Editors - Gabriela Jones and Guy Larsen
Studio Producer - Gabriela Jones
Theme music - Tom Larsen
Mixing & Sound Design - Dan Pugsley & Cassini Sound
Script Editors - Gabriela Jones, Peter Fellows & George Riley
Casting Director - Sydney Aldridge
Kay McAllister - Mei Mac
DCI Roy Burgess - Adam Buxton
Malcolm Tyne - Tony Turner
Bogeybear - Madison Clare
Mason Miller - Barley Page
Additional voices by Charlotte Gay, Alex Gill and Jessica Bracey.
Special Thanks to Angela Innes, Jo Tyler, London Southbank University and Janet Jones.
Up In Smoke is a production of Penny4
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21/11/24•22m 7s
5: Psych and Subscribe!
Shaken by what she’s witnessed, Kay scrambles to correct her story. In her desperate attempt to undo the damage, she digs herself deeper - triggering a series of mistakes that explode into a public humiliation.
Episode 6 out Thursday 21st November.
Written and Directed by Guy Larsen & Cambria Bailey-Jones
Editors - Dan Pugsley and Guy Larsen
Studio Producer - Gabriela Jones
Theme music - Tom Larsen
Mixing & Sound Design - Dan Pugsley & Cassini Sound
Script Editors - Gabriela Jones, Peter Fellows & George Riley
Casting Director - Sydney Aldridge
Kay McAllister - Mei Mac
DCI Roy Burgess - Adam Buxton
Lyndsey Miller - Tracy Wiles
Grace Argyle - Han Evans
Dylan Michaels - Preston Nyman
Additional voices by Guy Larsen and Julian Bailey-Jones.
Special Thanks to Jo Tyler, London Southbank University and Janet Jones.
Up In Smoke is a production of Penny4
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14/11/24•22m 6s
4: An Evening Stroll
Suspicion around how Mason knew information draws Kay to literally follow a new lead, where she witnesses an event beyond belief.
Episode 5 out Thursday November 14th.
Written and Directed by Guy Larsen & Cambria Bailey-Jones
Editors - Gabriela Jones and Guy Larsen
Studio Producer - Gabriela Jones
Theme music - Tom Larsen
Mixing & Sound Design - Dan Pugsley & Cassini Sound
Script Editors - Gabriela Jones, Peter Fellows & George Riley
Casting Director - Sydney Aldridge
Kay McAllister - Mei Mac
Lyndsey Miller - Tracy Wiles
Otto Miller - Andrew Caley
Mason Miller - Barley Page
Special Thanks to Jo Tyler, Ash Horne, Janet Jones and Tiffany Whitney Chang.
Up In Smoke is a production of Penny4
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07/11/24•19m 9s
3: 18, 15, 22
After the main suspect is charged, Kay realises she made a huge mistake in her reporting that contributed to his arrest. Dylan uncovers a strange video of Mason the day of the fire.
Episode 4 out now.
Written and Directed by Guy Larsen & Cambria Bailey-Jones
Editors - Dan Pugsley and Guy Larsen
Studio Producer - Gabriela Jones
Theme music - Tom Larsen
Mixing & Sound Design - Dan Pugsley & Cassini Sound
Script Editors - Gabriela Jones, Peter Fellows & George Riley
Casting Director - Sydney Aldridge
Kay McAllister - Mei Mac
DCI Roy Burgess - Adam Buxton
Lawrence Goddard - Allan Corduner
Lyndsey Miller - Tracy Wiles
Otto Miller - Andrew Caley
Mason Miller - Barley Page
Dylan Michaels - Preston Nyman
Jackie du Leslay - Nesba Crenshaw
Grace Argyle - Han Evans
Helen Burgess - Emma Paetz
Daryll - Dylan Lawler
Abdul - Saheed Masool
Aleesha - Kimora Thomas Ferjemison
Grace Argyle - Han Evans
Additional voices by Tony Turner, Jessica Bracey, Gabriela Jones, Charlotte Gay, Alex Gill, Tom Mathias and Cambria Bailey-Jones
Special Thanks to London Southbank University, Jo Tyler, Ash Horne, Janet Jones and Tiffany Whitney Chang
Up In Smoke is a production of Penny4
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31/10/24•27m 59s
1: The Fire
March 4th, 2014. A devastating house fire engulfs the home of the Miller family. The parents, Otto and Lyndsey, escape the flames. But their teenage son Mason, is trapped inside. Police, led by DCI Roy Burgess (Adam Buxton) are unable to reach the rural village of Greenloch in the snow storm. Kay McAllister (Mei Mac), a local tabloid journalist, has to get the story out. A story that, years later, she’s making this podcast to discredit.
Episode 2 is out now.
Written and Directed by Guy Larsen & Cambria Bailey-Jones
Editors - Dan Pugsley and Guy Larsen
Studio Producer - Gabriela Jones
Theme music - Tom Larsen
Mixing & Sound Design - Dan Pugsley & Cassini Sound
Script Editors - Gabriela Jones, Peter Fellows & George Riley
Casting Director - Sydney Aldridge
Viola - Abi Dance
Kay McAllister - Mei Mac
DCI Roy Burgess - Adam Buxton
Lawrence Goddard - Allan Corduner
Lyndsey Miller - Tracy Wiles
Otto Miller - Andrew Caley
Mason Miller - Huey Enkelmann
Dylan Michaels - Preston Nyman
Additional voices by Jessica Bracey, Cambria Bailey-Jones, Guy Larsen, Alex Gill, Terry Bailey, Charlotte Gay and Julian Bailey-Jones
Special Thanks to London Southbank University, Janet Jones, Tiffany Whitney Chang, Jo Tyler, Ash Horne, Gregory Williams and South London Theatre
Up In Smoke is a production of Penny4
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22/10/24•21m 12s
2: The Burning Boy
The village is rocked by two dramatic and mysterious developments in the case, turning a local tragedy into a global media frenzy. Under intense pressure, suspicion swirls uncontrollably around the last person to see Mason alive.
Episode 3 out now.
Written and Directed by Guy Larsen & Cambria Bailey-Jones
Editors - Gabriela Jones and Guy Larsen
Studio Producer - Gabriela Jones
Theme music - Tom Larsen
Mixing & Sound Design - Dan Pugsley & Cassini Sound
Script Editors - Gabriela Jones, Peter Fellows & George Riley
Casting Director - Sydney Aldridge
Kay McAllister - Mei Mac
DCI Roy Burgess - Adam Buxton
Lawrence Goddard - Allan Corduner
Lyndsey Miller - Tracy Wiles
Otto Miller - Andrew Caley
Dylan Michaels - Preston Nyman
Jackie du Leslay - Nesba Crenshaw
Simon Wu - David Tse
Daryll - Dylan Lawler
Abdul - Saheed Masool
Aleesha - Kimora Thomas Ferjemison
Grace Argyle - Han Evans
Additional voices by Lorenzo Marino, Rebecca Muñoz Cosentino, Sasha Malyon, Daniel Grubesic, Franklin Warner, Jenna Bailey-Jones, Charlotte Gay, Tom Mathias, Tony Turner, Guy Larsen and Terry Bailey
Special Thanks to Tom Mathias, Gregory Williams, South London Theatre, Ash Horne, London Southbank University, Jo Tyler, Janet Jones and Tiffany Whitney Chang
Up In Smoke is a production of Penny4
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Follow us on Instagram
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22/10/24•28m 20s
Trailer
Adam Buxton and Mei Mac star in a true crime podcast about a fictional event. In 2014 a devastating house fire shatters the quiet life of Greenloch, a rural English village. Teenager Mason Miller is presumed dead in the blaze. When investigators sift through the ashes, no trace of his body is found.
The mystery of Mason’s disappearance ignites a global media frenzy. It draws in police, reporters, and psychics from around the world - all obsessed with one question:
Where is Mason Miller?
Years later, after the wrongful conviction of Mason's music teacher, the local tabloid journalist who broke the story launches this podcast to unravel the mystery. She personally witnessed an event in 2014 that was beyond belief - something extraordinary and unexplainable. Now she’s determined to challenge the official story. But will the world believe her?
Starring Mei Mac (My Neighbour Totoro), Adam Buxton (Adam and Joe, Hot Fuzz), and Allan Corduner (Tár, Defiance), Up In Smoke is an eight-part supernatural thriller written and directed by Guy Larsen and Cambria Bailey-Jones.
Up In Smoke is a production of Penny4
penny4.co.uk
Follow us on Instagram
@upinsmoke.podcast
@_Penny4
26/09/24•1m 45s