Janey Takes Off

Available for over a year

Janey Takes Off is a rom com by new writer Leanne Allen, packed with holiday adventures. It's her second drama for Radio 4, full of her trademark comic touches and sharp observation of life as a wheelchair user. Janey and Matthew are about to go on their first weekend abroad in Spain, along with carer, Kayleigh and her anxious boyfriend Daniel. Matthew hopes it will prove to Janey that he is able and ready to move in with her. Janey is not convinced and wants Matthew to appreciate the sheer amount of effort that goes into sharing a space with her, hoists, wheelchair, toothbrushes and all! As Janey feared, the holiday presents all manner of access adventures and chaos from getting off the plane, to malfunctioning hoists and an unexpected visit to the hospital. And while Kayleigh and Daniel are sickeningly in love, will Janey and Matthew's relationship survive, dive or thrive during their weekend in Alicante? The Writer: Leanne Allen is a talented new writer, from Solihull, and a wheelchair user. She wrote the well received Jazz and Dice for Radio 4 in 2021. She has worked with Naked Productions on several community radio drama projects, and an innovative new version of Middlemarch for Radio 3 in 2022. Cast: Janey ..... Steph Lacey Kayleigh ..... Mandip Gill Matthew ..... John Askew Daniel ..... Darren Kuppan Air Steward/Woman ..... Mina Anwar Director: Hannah Quigley Producer: Polly Thomas Sound Designer: Louis Blatherwick Illustration: Julian Gray Production Manager: Darren Spruce Executive Producer: Eloise Whitmore A Naked production for BBC Radio 4