Episode 1

Available for over a year

The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles by Esther Wilson Return of award-winning drama series; an illuminating and striking exploration of the challenges and aspirations in the unique life of a young woman with learning disabilities. A series that's both tough and feelgood. Starring Donna Lavin and Edmund Davies - actors with learning disabilities. Darleen is taking driving lessons and proposes to Jamie. Marriage, driving lessons, the pitfalls of sheltered housing are all on the agenda in series 2. Created in part through improvisation and inspired by true stories. Darleen Fyles....... Donna Lavin Jamie ...... Edmund Davies Treena ..... Lorraine Ashbourne Leonard ..... Steve Evets Ben ...... Wyllie Longmore Marie ..... Emma Hartley-Miller Produced and Directed by Pauline Harris Darleen Fyles was recently made into a television drama as part of Jimmy McGovern's Moving On series broadcast on BBC One. The series is the Play of the Week Podcast and you can download it through the Radio 4 website.