Series 2 – 2. A New Normal

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Second series of Jonathan Hall's comedy drama about an inner city academy school in Salford and how it coped with the pandemic in 2020. Starring Julie Hesmondhalgh. September 2020. After the chaos of the A Level results, East Salford Academy welcomes back the students. There is going to be a new normal. Rigorous Covid protocols have to be followed. How will they cope with social distancing, classroom bubbles and bottles of cheap hand sanitiser? And that's just the staff. Yvette ..... Julie Hesmondhalgh Sir Ken ..... Jonathan Keeble Tim ..... Ashley Margolis Joy/Carol ..... Susan Twist Dhruti ..... Mina Anwar Chris ..... Jake Ferretti Candice/Wendy ..... Verity Henry Producer/Director Gary Brown A BBC Audio Drama North Production. With grateful thanks to those who helped with the research- Tom Barradas Lingard John Winkley Isobel Ashmead Pippa Davies Pat Thomson