Hope and Jim
1958. Hope runs out of patience with Jim鈥檚 philandering and wants a divorce. Jim tries to prove he can change when he saves the life of a young friend who is ambushed by racists.
By Roy Williams
Hope runs out of patience with Jim鈥檚 philandering and wants a divorce. Jim tries to prove he can change when he saves the life of a young friend who is ambushed by racists. But is it too late to save their marriage?
Hope ..... Danielle Vitalis
Jim ..... Martins Imhangbe
Abeo ..... Valentine Olukoga
Rodney ..... Richie Campbell
Teddy Boy 1 ..... Lee Hunter
Teddy Boy 2 .... Michael Begley
Joan ..... Jasmine Hyde
Howard ..... Neil McCaul
Nurse Clare ..... Rebecca Crankshaw
Nurse Jenny ..... Christine Kavanagh
Nurse Riley ..... Alexandra Hannant
Sheila ..... Eden Forde
Directed by Anastasia Osei-Kuffour
Produced by Pat Cumper
NOTES
Faith Hope and Glory returns for a third series commissioned by Radio 4.
It is 1958 - the year of the Notting Hill Riots when Teddy Boys violently roamed the streets emboldened by a divisive rhetoric of 鈥淜eep Britain White鈥. Against the backdrop of increasingly febrile racial tensions, our characters seek to quell their own domestic turmoil.
Since their baby disappeared en route to Antigua in the first series, Hope and Jim have continued to drift apart. As her work in an emerging National Health Service continues to test Hope daily, she has lost patience with Jim鈥檚 philandering, which has grown along with his acting career.
Gloria and Clement are not enjoying marital bliss either despite Joy, the baby they found seemingly abandoned at Tilbury Docks many years ago, growing up fast. Thwarted as a lecturer in a society dismissive of black intellectualism, Clement is too distracted by his activism to support life at home.
And Faith, who previously moved to Cardiff and changed her name after having lost Hope鈥檚 baby, has some news and truths to tell musician husband Trevor鈥
With Pat Cumper at the helm, each of the three 45 minute dramas in this new series continues to illuminate the emergence of modern Britain through intimate, interwoven stories.
They are brilliantly brought to life by writers Roy Williams, Rex Obano and Carol Russell. The cast includes Danielle Vitalis as Hope, Pippa Bennett Warner as Gloria and Shiloh Coke as Faith, together with Martins Imhangbe as Jim, Stefan Adegbola as Clement and Gary Beadle as Trevor.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
You are at the first episode
Broadcast
- Thu 24 Feb 2022 14:15成人快手 Radio 4