Greenborne
Genre | Radio drama |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Home station | Various |
Created by | Colin Brake Andrew Mark Sewell |
Written by | Colin Brake Bev Doyle Angela Churm |
Original release | 21 March – 6 June 2021 |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
Opening theme | Greenborne |
Website | greenborne |
Greenborne is a British radio soap opera set in Greenborne, a fictional rural village. Created by Colin Brake and Andrew Mark Sewell and produced by B7 Media, the first episode of Greenborne was broadcast on 21 March 2021.[1][2] It is broadcast initially on over 30 community radiostations,[3] such as Swindon 105.5,[4] and Tring Radio.[5]
Synopsis
The series is set in the near future, the summer of 2021, as the residents of the fictional village of Greenborne emerge from the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Production
Greenborne was devised by
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport through the Government's Audio Content Fund.[7] Series One, comprising twelve episodes, each of which has a running time of 15 minutes, was recorded in January and February 2021 with the first episode being released on 21 March 2021 and from then on a weekly basis until 6 June 2021.[2]
Theme music
The theme tune was written by Tim Arnold.[8]
Cast and characters
- John Altman as Alan Godwin, a retired Metropolitan policeman, he is the landlord of the village pub, The Fox and Dragon.
- Corrinne Wicks as Beverley Godwin, Alan Godwin's younger second wife is the landlady of The Fox and Dragon and was wild in her younger days.
- Finley Pile as Lewis Godwin, Alan's son from his first marriage, he is a party animal with a bad reputation and did poorly at school.
- Luci Fish as Daisy Godwin, Alan's daughter from his first marriage, she is the opposite of her brother and is studious and intelligent.
- Louise Jameson as Evelyn Lejeune, a pillar in the Greenborne community, she is a domineering mother and headteacher of the village school.
- Ally Murphy as Elise Lejeune, Evelyn's daughter, she is the chef at The Fox and Dragon and is dominated by her mother.
- Pal Aron as Samesh Sharma, an ex-colleague and friend of Alan's from working in the police.
- Raj Ghatak as Arjun Sharma, the son of Samesh, he owns the local garage and lost his nurse wife to coronavirus; he has started dating Elise.
- Shash Hira as Jeet Sharma, the son of Arjun, he works at the garage and is an aspiring DJ; he occasionally covers at the local radio station.
- Bhavnisha Parmar as Piya Chandola, the sister of Arjun's late wife she is a trouble causer particularly to Arjun with whom she was going to have an arranged marriage.
- Ali Zayn as Matthew Jefferson, affected by his father's departure, Matthew is a hypochondriac and gets wild ideas.
- Amy Rockson as Tanny Jefferson, the wife of Matthew, she runs the local village shop and post office.
- Niamh McGrady as Sandra Davis, the owner of the local hairdressers-cum-coffee shop. She is Beverley's best friend and recently came out as a lesbian.
- Rebecca Yeo as Chloe Chan, he mysterious baker who seems to upset everyone.
- Raad Rawi as Farhad Madani, the sixty-something good-looking Iranian oil painter who lives in the converted old school house but hides a dark side.
- Joshua Manning as Logan Cockburn, the manager of the local radio station, Greenborne FM, he is well known in the village yet no one knows of his past.
- Laura Shavin as Rev. Maggie Roberts, the friendly vicar of the local church, who is offended if anyone mentions The Vicar of Dibley.
Episodes
Episode No. | Title | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Colin Brake | 21 March 2021 |
2 | "Episode 2" | Colin Brake | 28 March 2021 |
3 | "Episode 3" | Bev Doyle | 4 April 2021 |
4 | "Episode 4" | Bev Doyle | 11 April 2021 |
5 | "Episode 5" | Bev Doyle | 18 April 2021 |
6 | "Episode 6" | Colin Brake | 25 April 2021 |
7 | "Episode 7" | Bev Doyle | 2 May 2021 |
8 | "Episode 8" | Bev Doyle | 9 May 2021 |
9 | "Episode 9" | Angela Churm | 16 May 2021 |
10 | "Episode 10" | Angela Churm | 23 May 2021 |
11 | "Episode 11" | Colin Brake | 30 May 2021 |
12 | "Episode 12" | Colin Brake | 6 June 2021 |
Transmitting radio stations
The following is a list of radio stations that broadcast Greenborne.
- Alive Radio
- Apple FM
- Awaz FM
- Awaaz
- Bedford Radio
- Beyond Radio
- Black Country Radio
- Bolton FM
- BSR FM
- Canalside Radio
- Cando FM
- Carillon Wellbeing Radio
- CHBN Radio
- Chelmer Radio
- Corby Radio
- Crescent Radio
- Dean Radio
- Dover Community Radio
- Fuse FM
- Future Radio
- Hermitage FM
- Hope FM
- Hospital Radio Plymouth
- K107 FM
- Kennet Radio
- Koast Radio
- KTCR FM
- Link FM
- No Barriers Radio
- Oldham Community Radio
- Park Radio
- Phoenix Radio
- Radio Alty
- Radio Looe
- Radio Tyneside
- Radio Winchcombe
- River Radio
- Riviera FM
- Sine FM
- SJC Radio
- Smart Radio 101
- Somer Valley FM
- Steel FM
- Swindon 105.5
- Tameside Radio
- TMCR FM
- Tring Radio
- Vixen 101
- Winchester Radio
References
- ^ a b "Home". Greenborne. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Conlan, Tara (25 March 2021). "Watch out Ambridge: Covid radio soap Greenborne airs across UK". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Community stations to air post-Covid radio soap opera". Community Radio Today. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Greenborne. New Drama". Swindon 105.5. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Greenborne - A New Soap Opera for Tring Radio". Tring Radio. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "John Altman: Greenborne radio soap is going to have the same impact as EastEnders". The List. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Greenborne". www.audiocontentfund.org.uk. Audio Content Fund. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Composing Greenborne". Greenborne. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.