The Wasted Years is a radio play by Caryl Phillips. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 12 March 1984, and won a Giles Cooper Award that same year. It was Phillip's first play for radio[1]. Running time: 88 minutes.
Plot[]
The struggles of a Caribbean family that moves to England.
Cast[]
- Solly Daniels - Tony Armatrading
- Cynthia Daniels - Carmen Munroe
- Roy Daniels - Rudolph Walker
- Mr. Teal/Vox Pop - Graham Padden
- Chris Daniels - Adrian Harvey
- Tagger - Mark Audley
- Tracey - Tracey Ann Bell
- Jenny - Amanda Dainty
- Headmaster/Interviewer - Roger Hume
- Gym Teacher/Vox Pop - Peter Brookes
- Bates - David Hannah
- Johnson - Dale Bayford
- Station Announcer/Vox Pop - Shirley Stelfox
- Vox Pop - Tony McPherson, Cornel John
- Children - Members of the Birmingham Youth Theatre
Directed by Vanessa Whitburn
Critical Reception[]
References[]
- ↑ Best Radio Plays of 1984 Methuen/BBC 1985