Black Eyed Girls By Katie Hims

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20170925

Nell finds herself pregnant and marries Barry, not the father, for the sake of respectability.

She has twin girls, Jeanie and Meg, and has a blissful first year raising her daughters. But Barry takes an instant dislike to the girls.

Jeanie and Meg, twin black-eyed girls, are separated at the age of five, one to stay at home, in a working class family in Scarborough, one to be adopted from a children's home by an upper middle class academic family.

And thus their separate fortunes are set in motion, united only by the vaguest memory of being happy together. Their search for each other continues throughout their lives.

Written in five parts by Katie Hims.

Nell . . . . . Sabrina Sandhu

Barry . . . . . Samuel James

Vi . . . . . Julie Teal

Meg . . . . . Ailsa McGregor

Jeanie . . . . . Rosie McGregor

Waitress . . . . . Kerry Gooderson

Katie Hims is one of radio's most cherished writers. She wrote the award-winning Lost Property, The Gunshot Wedding and The Earthquake Girl.

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on Radio 4 in September 2017.

Nell finds herself pregnant and marries Barry, not the father, for respectability.

Poignant drama by Katie Hims that follows the lives of separated twins.

20170926

Jeanie has lived in a children's home for two years, and has caught the attention of Joseph Campbell Clark, an eminent child psychologist who decides he wants to adopt her as an academic project.

For his wife, Jeanie is not a project, she is a yearned-for child.

Meanwhile, her twin sister Meg is told to stop speaking about her at home.

Katie Hims's heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another.

Nell . . . . . Sabrina Sandhu

Barry . . . . . Samuel James

Sister Juliana . . . . . Julie Teal

Joseph . . . . . Philip Fox

Nikki . . . . . Sanchia MacCormack

Meg . . . . . Charlotte Emmett

Jeanie . . . . . Rosie Boore

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on Radio 4 in September 2017.

A child psychologist wants to adopt Jeanie. Twin sister Meg is told not to speak of her.

Poignant drama by Katie Hims that follows the lives of separated twins.

20170927

On a trip to Scarborough, twins Meg and Jeanie meet on the beach.

Nell stabs Harry at the dinner table. Out of the blue. In the arm.

Katie Hims's heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another.

Nell . . . . . Sabrina Sandhu

Barry . . . . . Samuel James

Nikki . . . . . Sanchia MacCormack

Joseph . . . . . Philip Fox

Meg . . . . . Charlotte Emmett

Jeanie . . . . . Rosie Boore

Nurse . . . . . Julie Teal

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on Radio 4 in September 2017.

On a trip to Scarborough, Meg and Jeanie meet on the beach, and Nell stabs Harry.

Poignant drama by Katie Hims that follows the lives of separated twins.

20170928

On the day of her Cambridge interview, Jeanie takes a train instead to Scarborough, in search of a twin sister she faintly remembers.

Meanwhile, Meg has a baby girl, who she wants to name Jeanie.

Katie Hims's heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another.

Jeanie . . . . . Jennifer Walser

Meg . . . . . Kerry Gooderson

Nikki . . . . . Sanchia MacCormack

Joseph . . . . . Philip Fox

David . . . . . Tom Forrister

Sister Juliana . . . . . Julie Teal

Nell . . . . . Sabrina Sandhu

Victor . . . . . Simon Ludders

Driver . . . . . Samuel James

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on Radio 4 in September 2017.

Katie Hims' heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another.

Poignant drama by Katie Hims that follows the lives of separated twins.

20170929

Meg and Jeanie have not set eyes on one another since they were 11.

Now they are in their late sixties, and have ended up boarding the same train. One thing leads to another.

The conclusion of Katie Hims's heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another.

Jeanie . . . . . Jessica Turner

Meg . . . . . Carolyn Pickles

Ticket Inspector . . . . . Samuel James

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on Radio 4 in September 2017.

Katie Hims' heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another.

Poignant drama by Katie Hims that follows the lives of separated twins.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20170925	Nell finds herself pregnant and marries Barry, not the father, for the sake of respectability. She has twin girls, Jeanie and Meg, and has a blissful first year raising her daughters. But Barry takes an instant dislike to the girls. Jeanie and Meg, twin black-eyed girls, are separated at the age of five, one to stay at home, in a working class family in Scarborough, one to be adopted from a children's home by an upper middle class academic family. And thus their separate fortunes are set in motion, united only by the vaguest memory of being happy together. Their search for each other continues throughout their lives. Written in five parts by Katie Hims. Nell . . . . . Sabrina Sandhu Barry . . . . . Samuel James Vi . . . . . Julie Teal Meg . . . . . Ailsa McGregor Jeanie . . . . . Rosie McGregor Waitress . . . . . Kerry Gooderson Katie Hims is one of radio's most cherished writers. She wrote the award-winning Lost Property, The Gunshot Wedding and The Earthquake Girl. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko First broadcast on Radio 4 in September 2017. Nell finds herself pregnant and marries Barry, not the father, for respectability. Poignant drama by Katie Hims that follows the lives of separated twins.
02	20170926	Jeanie has lived in a children's home for two years, and has caught the attention of Joseph Campbell Clark, an eminent child psychologist who decides he wants to adopt her as an academic project. For his wife, Jeanie is not a project, she is a yearned-for child. Meanwhile, her twin sister Meg is told to stop speaking about her at home. Katie Hims's heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another. Nell . . . . . Sabrina Sandhu Barry . . . . . Samuel James Sister Juliana . . . . . Julie Teal Joseph . . . . . Philip Fox Nikki . . . . . Sanchia MacCormack Meg . . . . . Charlotte Emmett Jeanie . . . . . Rosie Boore Director: Sasha Yevtushenko First broadcast on Radio 4 in September 2017. A child psychologist wants to adopt Jeanie. Twin sister Meg is told not to speak of her. Poignant drama by Katie Hims that follows the lives of separated twins.
03	20170927	On a trip to Scarborough, twins Meg and Jeanie meet on the beach. Nell stabs Harry at the dinner table. Out of the blue. In the arm. Katie Hims's heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another. Nell . . . . . Sabrina Sandhu Barry . . . . . Samuel James Nikki . . . . . Sanchia MacCormack Joseph . . . . . Philip Fox Meg . . . . . Charlotte Emmett Jeanie . . . . . Rosie Boore Nurse . . . . . Julie Teal Director: Sasha Yevtushenko First broadcast on Radio 4 in September 2017. On a trip to Scarborough, Meg and Jeanie meet on the beach, and Nell stabs Harry. Poignant drama by Katie Hims that follows the lives of separated twins.
04	20170928	On the day of her Cambridge interview, Jeanie takes a train instead to Scarborough, in search of a twin sister she faintly remembers. Meanwhile, Meg has a baby girl, who she wants to name Jeanie. Katie Hims's heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another. Jeanie . . . . . Jennifer Walser Meg . . . . . Kerry Gooderson Nikki . . . . . Sanchia MacCormack Joseph . . . . . Philip Fox David . . . . . Tom Forrister Sister Juliana . . . . . Julie Teal Nell . . . . . Sabrina Sandhu Victor . . . . . Simon Ludders Driver . . . . . Samuel James Director: Sasha Yevtushenko First broadcast on Radio 4 in September 2017. Katie Hims' heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another. Poignant drama by Katie Hims that follows the lives of separated twins.
05	20170929	Meg and Jeanie have not set eyes on one another since they were 11. Now they are in their late sixties, and have ended up boarding the same train. One thing leads to another. The conclusion of Katie Hims's heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another. Jeanie . . . . . Jessica Turner Meg . . . . . Carolyn Pickles Ticket Inspector . . . . . Samuel James Director: Sasha Yevtushenko First broadcast on Radio 4 in September 2017. Katie Hims' heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another. Poignant drama by Katie Hims that follows the lives of separated twins.