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New comedy from Bafta Breakthrough Brit Daniel Lawrence Taylor, star of Timewasters.

Writer and star of the Bafta-nominated comedy series Timewasters, Breakthrough Brit winner Daniel Lawrence Taylor writes two original plays for Radio 4.

Writer and star of the BAFTA-nominated comedy series Timewasters, Breakthrough Brit winner Daniel Lawrence Taylor writes two original plays for Radio 4.

This sly family comedy takes a look at the costs of gentrification.

At the Peckham Branch of "So Woke" Coffee, street artist Sommore is painting a community artwork on the wall.

But Sommore has moved out of Peckham.  And moved her son out too, to a private school in West London.

So what exactly is her message for the community?

Sommore  .....  Nadine Marshall
Michael  .....  Michael Ajao
Ashley  .....  Don Gilet
Tom  .....  Christopher Harper
Luke  .....  Ronny Jhutti
Mrs Thomas  .....  Clare Corbett
Pearl  .....  Carolyn Pickles
Other parts played by Joseph Ayre and Tony Turner.

Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting.

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