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By Roy Williams 1988. August Bank Holiday. Hope’s 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’Hare DC Rogers ..... Dan Li Production Co-ordinators are Maggie Olgiati and Jenny Mendez Produced and directed by Pat Cumper A ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios Audio Production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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’s 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.