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Jimmy and Cynthia

1988. House, family, business... Jimmy has it all. Desperate to impress, he throws a party for his white friends. But who invited the police? By Roy Williams.

By Roy Williams

1988. August Bank Holiday. Hope鈥檚 son, Jimmy, throws a garden party to impress family and his new white friends. But his desperate pursuit of what he considers success creates family tensions and attracts some unwelcome attention. Has he gone too far?

Jimmy ..... Michael Ajao
Cynthia ..... Ayesha Antoine
Sheila ..... Keziah Joseph
Connor ...... Eugene O鈥橦are
DC Rogers ..... Dan Li

Production Co-ordinators are Maggie Olgiati and Jenny Mendez
Produced and directed by Pat Cumper
A 成人快手 Studios Audio Production for 成人快手 Radio 4.

Faith, Hope and Glory began following the lives of Hope, Faith (Eunice) and Gloria in the UK from 1946. Three generations of three families bound together by the fate of one baby lost and found on Tilbury Dock.

It's now 1988. Faith, Hope and Gloria are retired and widowed, and our focus shifts to the lives of their children and grandchildren.

A generation of younger Black Britons are making their way with varying success in Thatcher鈥檚 Britain. Old identities are being tested and new relationships within, and between, diverse communities are flourishing. Carnivals and festivals celebrate their presence and contribution to British life.

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