The drama follows three women who have travelled from Jamaica to start a new life in post-Windrush Britain
The six-parter follows sisters Leah and Chantrelle and their friend Hosanna who have travelled to the UK to start a new life., he spoke of how his mother’s stories recounting her early days in the UK inspired him to write the drama.
“My mother spoke often about how difficult life was back in the day when she first arrived in Britain to begin her new life,” he said. “The stories she told and indeed the narratives my brothers and sisters beguiled me with over the dinner table made me think about writing a fictional account of three Caribbean women; all with differing yet complementary attributes – a serious tenacious one, a quick-witted flibbertigibbet and a Christian prude.
“They all get to the UK with one thing on their minds – a new life. Although these are fictional accounts, my mother’s narrative will run throughout these stories and hopefully, the stories of other post-Windrush arrivals will trigger memories, smiles and tears too.”made: “For me, a lifelong dream has come true. This series will be a tribute to the giants who came before us and walked cold streets to create new lives for themselves.
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