Faith, Hope and Glory

A major BBC Radio series charting the history of post-war Britain through the lives of Hope Kiffin, Eunice Lamming and Gloria de Soto, bound forever by one moment in 1946.

London, 1946. Struggling to cope with the idea of raising her daughter in a hostile environment, African Caribbean nurse Hope makes the difficult decision to entrust her precious baby to her best friend, Eunice, to take back home to Antigua. But their plan goes disastrously wrong.

In the decades that follow, all of them will witness - and play a part in - the seismic changes rocking the British Isles, as the old establishment crumbles, immigration builds and the country adjusts to the realities of a post-war, post-colonial future.

This compelling series interweaves brilliant intimate domestic stories, told from multiple perspectives, that together illuminate the emergence of modern Britain. Written by leading Black playwrights Roy Williams, Rex Obano and Winsome Pinnock, it stars Danielle Vitalis as Hope, Shiloh Coke as Eunice/Faith and Pippa Bennett-Warner as Gloria, with a full cast including Martins Imhangbe, Stefan Adegbola, Emma Handy and Hasan Dixon.

Production credits:

Written by Roy Williams, Rex Obano and Winsome Pinnock.

Musical Director: Peter Ringrose.

Produced and directed by Mary Peate and Jessica Dromgoole.

Cast:

Jim - Martins Imhangbe

Hope - Danielle Vitalis

Eunice/Faith - Shiloh Coke

Gloria - Pippa Bennett-Warner

Clement/Waiter - Stefan Adegbola

Waitress/Ida/Matron/Ag - Emma Handy

Trevor - Gary Beadle

Neville - Chris Jack

Olubuki - Rex Obano

Martina - Clare Perkins

Gerard/Dennis/Musician - Hasan Dixon

Stephens/Johnnie/Florist - Ian Dunnett Jnr

Post Mistress/Millie - Jane Whittenshaw

Sallow/Neighbour - Roger Ringrose

Lorraine - Lizzy Watts

Bert - Ben Crowe

Caleb - Dermot Daly

Parent - Cecilia Appiah