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Frank Cottrell Boyce - The Believers

4 Extra Debut. A Christian Merseybeat band grapple with life and love as they seek to spread the Word in the early 1960s. Starring Ray Quinn.

Liverpool, 1963. The Merseybeat boom is about to take off.

And with it, The Believers, a Christian pop band determined to spread the Word. If only they were all singing from the same hymn sheet.

Comedy drama by acclaimed screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce.

James ...... Ray Quinn
Debbie ...... Samantha Robinson
Billy ...... Kieran Lynn
Warren ...... John Biggins
Reverend Michaels ...... Rufus Wright
Elder Wardle ...... Gary Bleasdale
Jenny ...... Alison Pettitt

Other parts played by;

Joanna Monro
David Seddon
Laura Molyneux
Jill Cardo
Keely Beresford

Director: Toby Swift

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2010.

58 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 Jun 202301:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Credit

ProducerToby Swift

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Apr 201014:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sat 28 Jan 201214:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 2 Jun 202305:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 2 Jun 202310:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 2 Jun 202315:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 3 Jun 202301:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra