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Up the Junction

Zoe Tapper and Lacey Turner star in Nell Dunn's Sixties classic. Chelsea girl Lily becomes friends with irrepressible sisters Sylvie and Rube in working class Battersea.

By Nell Dunn. Dramatised by Georgia Fitch.

In Nell Dunn's Sixties classic, a young writer from Chelsea decides to swap her privileged life for a grittier experience in industrial Battersea. We join Lily as she embarks on life in the working class community, forming strong friendships with sisters Sylvie and Rube and working in the local sweet factory. The girls scrape together enough to get by on, live in each other's pockets and shake off whatever drama life throws at them.

The bold energy of Nell Dunn's writing and characters is still like a breath of fresh air - fifty years on from the book's original publication.

Director/Producer ..... Lucy Collingwood

Up the Junction was Eastenders' star Lacey Turner's first radio drama.

45 minutes

Last on

Tue 19 Jan 2016 14:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Lily Zoe Tapper
Rube Lacey Turner
Sylvie Hannah Wood
Dave Alex Lanipekun
Terry Ben Crowe
Ron Don Gilet
Sheila Amaka Okafor
Winny Philippa Stanton
Mum Joanna Brookes
Tallyman Paul Stonehouse
Director Lucy Collingwood
Producer Lucy Collingwood
Adaptor Georgia Fitch
Author Nell Dunn

Broadcasts

  • Tue 3 Sep 2013 14:15
  • Tue 19 Jan 2016 14:15

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