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Opiate of the Masses

Lenny Henry stars as irreverent police chaplain Jake Thorne in this acclaimed drama series by Peter Jukes.

by Peter Jukes
Opiate Of The Masses

Six months into his secondment, Jake is still living at the homeless shelter with his best friend Tony.

Thrown into a hostage crisis and an exorcism, with suspicions about the circumstances of his father's death and allegations of drug dealing by his friend swirling around, Jake finds all his demons are coming home at the same time.

Jake Thorne ..... Lenny Henry
Tony Wingard ..... Clive Russell
Chief Supt Sufiq Khan ..... Vincent Ebrahim
Kevin Stanhope ..... Conrad Nelson
Marianne Brown ..... Claire Benedict
Sakina Bellingham ..... Vineeta Rishi
Jesse Thorne ..... Ray Fearon
Isaac Thorne ..... Oscar James
Amanda Copley ..... Alex Tregear
Nurse/Radiologist ..... Susie Riddell

directed by Mary Peate

17 days left to listen

45 minutes

Last on

Sat 28 Sep 2019 14:45

Broadcasts

  • Fri 14 Oct 2011 14:15
  • Sat 28 Sep 2019 14:45