In the radio play "Village SOS" featuring Helen Baxendale, she stars as DCI Marion Bettany. The plot revolves around Bettany and her colleague DS John Hodgson (played by David Seddon) investigating a murder in the picturesque Northumbrian village of Shilwick.

The victim, Colin Arnott, had plans to transform a deconsecrated chapel into a performing arts centre, which stirred up quite a bit of controversy among the villagers. As Bettany delves into the case, she encounters reluctance from the residents to cooperate, making the investigation even more challenging.