Faith, Hope and Glory

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A century-spanning drama series tracing the emergence of modern Britain.

A century-spanning drama series tracing the emergence of modern Britain through the lives of three women, connected forever by the theft of a beautiful pram in Tilbury in 1946.

Faith, Hope and Glory charts the lives of three women, connected forever by the theft of a beautiful pram in Tilbury in 1946. As they live through the eighty years since then, they witness and take part in the emergence of modern Britain.

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Faith, Hope and Glory: Series 5: Jim

Series 5

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Epic drama series charting the emergence of modern multicultural Britain. By Roy Williams.

1983. The day before election day. Jim’s been in drunken bar fight and his family are not best pleased. Only ex-wife Hope understands him. But is it too late for Jim to atone?

By Roy Williams

1983.  Jim, now the star of a primetime TV sit-com, is dealing with difficulties on every front.  Only ex-wife Hope really understands what he is facing but has to remind him of some familiar hard truths. Is Jim ready to actually listen this time? 

Jim ….. Martins Imhangbe 
Hope ….. Danielle Vitalis 
Sheila ….. Keziah Joseph
Jimmy ….. Michael Ajao 
Bert / Dr Pearl ….. Ben Crowe 
Lorraine ….. Rebecca Crankshaw
Bradley / Taxi Driver ….. Samuel James

Produced by Pat Cumper 

Directed by Anthony Simpson-Pike

A BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Radio 4

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Faith Hope and Glory began following the lives of Hope, Faith (Eunice) and Gloria in the UK in 1946. Three generations of three families bound together by the fate of one baby lost and found on Tilbury Dock. All three are now settled in their lives in 1980s Britain.

We have reached 1983.  It’s election time. There are tensions between right and left, and young and old, and within families as a new generation of Black Britons take their place in Thatcher’s Britain, making their mark on the political, social, and creative fabric of their home. 

Hope’s first husband Jim, now a successful actor, left her and their children years previously after a troubled marriage.

Faith, Hope and Glory: Series 5

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

The epic drama series charting the emergence of modern multicultural Britain continues.

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