Lenny Henry - Miss You Still
4 Extra Debut. A bus driver who has shut himself off from the world is sent a feisty teenager to help him clean up his life. Stars Lenny Henry.
Lenny Henry plays Charlie, a Midlands bus driver, who has shut himself off from the world. Joyce, who works at the bus garage, is a newly appointed lay preacher. She sends Charlie her feisty teenage daughter to help him clean up his life. Joyce's daughter is a wannabe-singer with a gym-obsessed boyfriend. The last thing she wants on her hands is a smelly old man who hears voices.
Directed by Claire Grove
Lenny Henry stars in his second original play for Radio 4. Set in the Midlands Miss You still is a ghost story and a love story. It's about facing the truth. Only by admitting responsibility for the past can Charlie begin to deal with the present. There are four vibrant characters: Charlie, the reclusive bus driver, Joyce, a lay-preacher who works in admin at the bus depot, Roxanne, Joyce's feisty 16 year old daughter and Kulvinder, Roxanne's gym-obsessed boyfriend.
Lenny Henry is currently starring in Fences in the West End, Clare Perkins is Ava Hartman in EastEnders, Bunmi Mojekwu is in Romeo and Juliet at the National Theatre, and Amit Shah is currently filming The Smoke for Sky 1. This is thirteen year old Tranae Sinclair's radio debut and she is also in Fences in the West End.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Writer | Lenny Henry |
Charlie | Lenny Henry |
Joyce | Clare Perkins |
Roxanne | Bunmi Mojekwu |
Kulvinder | Amit Shah |
Uncle Lloyd | Alex Lanipekun |
Nora | Tranae Sinclair |
Director | Claire Grove |
Producer | Claire Grove |
Broadcasts
- Thu 1 Aug 2013 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Fri 7 Aug 2015 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Tue 24 Jul 2018 11:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 24 Jul 2018 21:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra