Good People

Four young idealists - Sonia, Kieran, Indigo and Ayad - fall under the spell of charismatic thinker Faith Abbott at university and channel her ideas into a bold political experiment: Project Hope.

In 2020 they start to reinvent politics from the ground up. But nearly a decade on Britain stands divided, and the group has splintered. When Sonia discovers Faith has denounced Project Hope from beyond the grave, she is forced to revisit the group's remarkable beginnings. Was their experiment always doomed to fail?

Good People is a fictional story set against our very real political moment, examining the rise of populism, the perceived failure of politics-as-usual, and the deep divisions that run though our country and beyond.

This is the first episode in an ambitious six-part state of the nation drama from award-winning political writer Steve Waters.

CAST

Sonia ..... Natalie Simpson

Faith ..... Anastasia Hille

Kieran ..... Nicholas Armfield

Indigo ..... Alby Baldwin

Ayad ..... Ikky Kabir

Philip ..... Clive Hayward

Gabe ..... Django Bevan

Abbie ..... Iona Champain

Writer ..... Steve Waters

Sound ..... Andy Garratt, Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson

Casting Manager ..... Alex Curran

Script Development ..... Abigail Le Fleming

Production Co-ordinator ..... Kate Gray

Assistant Producer ..... Luke MacGregor

Director ..... Anne Isger

A BBC Studios Audio production.

This drama was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4.