A woman plans her escape, then life laughs in her face. Sound familiar?
Elphida is 30. She has been married for 13 years and has 3 children. She plans to restart her education when her youngest child goes to nursery. Then the nursery is closed. On top of this, her parents are contemplating divorce and want her to act as a go between.
Acting
Angela Wynter's restrained devastation says everything.
Writing
Ikoli captures the comedy of domestic chaos without mockery.
Director
Tunde Ikoli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 1980s Channel 4's mandate to platform Black British voices rarely seen on UK television.
Tunde Ikoli wrote this after interviewing Black British women about education barriers; Wynter based her performance on her own mother.
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