麻豆社

By Carol Russell

We began following the lives of Caribbean-born Hope and Faith (Eunice), and British-born Gloria in 1946. It鈥檚 1978, and Faith, now widowed, and her son Winston are living in London while her political activist daughter Serena-Hope is at university in Leeds. She has never given up her quest to find Hope鈥檚 daughter, the baby she lost on Tilbury Docks more than thirty years ago. But will anything erase Hope鈥檚 years of pain and distress after so long?

Faith ..... Shiloh Coke
Hope ..... Danielle Vitalis
Gloria ..... Jaye Griffiths
Merlene ..... Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Mabel ..... Dorothea Myer-Bennett
Serena-Hope ..... Bethan Mary-James

Produced and directed by Pat Cumper

A 麻豆社 Audio Production for 麻豆社 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 late 1970s Britain.

We are now in 1978. Although racial tensions continue to simmer, black Britons are taking practical measures to help themselves. Some are standing for election as local councillors. Saturday schools are springing up all over the country to support black students suffering discrimination in the education system.

After the death of her beloved husband Trevor, Faith has moved to London with her son, Winston, and is living with her close friend and confidante, Merlene. Faith鈥檚 daughter, Serena-Hope, is now a political activist and student at Leeds University. Faith has never forgotten her promise to Hope to reunite her with the daughter that was snatched from outside a pub while in her care. When she discovers that the woman who took Hope鈥檚 baby is speaking at a local council election meeting, she is determined to bring the two women together. But after thirty two years, can anything heal their pain and anger or would it be better if some secrets and lies remain hidden?

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