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When teenager Ashley finds his perfect foster parents, a gay couple, surprises await.

Teenager Ashley is into show tunes and performing. After years in care, he finally finds perfect foster parents, gay couple Ken and Victor, but surprises await for both sides..

Ashley is a lively, mixed race 15 year-old who is into show tunes and performing. After waiting many years to be fostered, finally the perfect match is found - a well-heeled, mixed race gay couple, Ken and Victor. 

At last, Ashley is living the dream - cool parents, progressive school, his own room with a balcony and sea views in Brighton, exciting new friends and a welcoming place in the local gay football team. But surprises lie in wait for Ashley, his new foster parents and his newly made friends, forcing all sides to make choices. 

Produced by an all queer, multi-ethnic production team and cast, including British/West Indian queer writer Rikki Beadle-Blair. Whoopsie is the first of three LGBTQ+ Friday short dramas commissioned by Radio 4 from queer BAME production company Bona Broadcasting. The other two dramas are written by Philip Meeks  (February 2022) and internationally acclaimed crime writer Val McDermid (March 2022).

Cast:
Ashley .………………… Jules Chan
Ken ………………….…. Stephen Hoo
Victor ……………. ……. Arun Blair-Mangat
Darragh…….………….. Simon Castle
Kelly …………………… Chanel McKenzie

Written by Rikki Beadle-Blair.
Produced and directed by Turan Ali 
A Bona Broadcasting production for BBC Radio 4

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