A Long Way from Home, by Caryl Phillips
Sunday 30 March 2008 20:00-21:30 (Radio 3)
Caryl Phillips' original drama imagines the conflicting forces in the iconic singer Marvin Gaye's life, including family, stardom, love, sex and drugs. The story focuses on his final years, when he was offered a lifeline in the unlikely setting of Ostend in Belgium, where he composed the song Sexual Healing before he returned America and was murdered by his own father.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist:
Marvin Gaye ...... O-T Fagbenle
Freddy Cousaert/Marvin Gaye Senior ...... Kerry Shale
Alberta Gay/Kimona ...... Alibe Parson
Beatrice/Karen ...... Rhea Bailey
Liliane ...... Rachel Atkins
Mitchell/Jimmy ...... Damian Lynch
Sam/Stu ...... Ben Onwukwe
P K ...... Major Wiley
Directed by Ned Chaillet.
