Episode 3
Joss Moody's widow, Millie, remembers the early days of their marriage and her apparently impossible desire to have a child. Jackie Kay's novel is dramatised by Tanika Gupta.
Adjoa Andoh, Sinead MacInnes and Maureen Beattie star in Tanika Gupta's dramatisation of Jackie Kay's fiercely pioneering novel. Joss Moody's widow, Millie, remembers the early days of their marriage and her apparently impossible desire to have a child.
This fourth season of provocative writing by women, Riot Girls, offers no-holds barred dramas that explore themes of gender identity, lesbian relationships and the intersections between the feminist and LGBTQ+ movements.
CAST
Older Millie.....Maureen Beattie
Colman.....Enyi Okoronkwo
Joss.....Adjoa Andoh
Younger Millie.....Sinead MacInnes
Sophie.....Scarlett Courtney
Big Red.....Neil McCaul
Mrs Mason.....Heather Craney
Mrs Moore.....Jessica Turner
May.....Tracy Wiles
Young Joss.....Lucy Reynolds
Other parts played by Adam Courting and Ian Conningham
Music by Clifford Brown, with additional trumpet by Peter Ringrose
Directed by Emma Harding
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Broadcasts
- Wed 29 Jan 2020 10:41大象传媒 Radio 4
- Wed 29 Jan 2020 19:45大象传媒 Radio 4
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