2. The Left Behind

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After reconnecting with Kieran, the looming general election forces Sonia to confront the past. She returns to the early days of Project Hope, when the group were offered its biggest opportunity yet: but there's a catch for Kieran. It means a return to his struggling coastal hometown of Branwich. Will they take the offer? And can Kieran stomach siding with the opposition for the greater good? Series Overview 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. Thrown into a struggling coastal town vulnerable to the far right, they try to reinvent politics from the ground up, backed - and sometimes undermined - by the unpredictable Abbie. Project Hope captures global attention, but when Faith denounces them from beyond the grave, the group are forced to confront their shared history, and the moral compromises they've made to remain “good people”. 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. The second episode in an ambitious six-part state of the nation drama from award-winning political writer Steve Waters. CAST Sonia ..... Natalie Simpson Kieran ..... Nicholas Armfield Faith ..... Anastasia Hille Ayad ..... Ikky Kabir Indigo ..... Alby Baldwin Jackie ..... Jasmine Hyde Gabe ..... Django Bevan Nick ..... Clive Hayward 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 Producer ..... Anne Isger Director ..... Luke MacGregor A BBC Studios Audio production