Episode 1: Naila's Story
Inspired by a true story. A fictionalised account of how a young, female South Asian cricket team with very little experience became Yorkshire champions.
by Kamal Kaan and Mary Cooper
Episode 1 - Naila's Story
Naila is a bright teenager in Bradford. Her parents want her to go to university to study medicine, and they don't want any distractions. But Naila loves cricket, and gets involved in the nascent school female cricket team. Three of the girls become firm friends and call themselves 'Bat Girls'. The team shows real promise and starts to do very well. But will this get in the way of Naila's parents' ambitions for her?
NAILA..............................................Yazmin Kayani
KARISHMA................................... Amy Leigh Hickman
ROSHINA .......................................Saba Amini
MARIYA...........................................Natalie Davies
QADIR/ TAHIR...............................Ash Tandon
MRS HEMINGWAY/ MUM........ Purvi Parmar
MR CHATTERJEE...........................Sushil Chudasama
Production Co-ordinator - Lorna Newman
Studio Manager - Amy Brennan
Script Advisers - Sara De Jong and Zainab Goreja
Sound Design - Sharon Hughes
Director/Producer - Gary Brown
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Studios Audio Production
Special thanks to Duckinfield Cricket Club, Shivanie Patel (Bradford Park Avenue Ladies' Cricket Club), Katie Stewart (Yorkshire Cricket Board) and Mariam Ali - (Refugee Action, Bradford)
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- Wed 17 Apr 2024 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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