Episode 1

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Episode 1 of 6

Duration: 1 hour

Local choirmaster Michael is perfectly content leading his ramshackle, enthusiastic chorus, with wife Esther singing lead soprano. The arrival of the beautiful and talented Layla throws all into disarray, but when Esther unexpectedly takes up the baton all kinds of little miracles start happening.

The arrival of glamorous and mysterious soprano Layla turns local choirmaster Michael and his wife Esther's lives upside down. Ousted from her marriage and her choir, the last thing self-effacing Esther expects is to find herself leading the charge with a rival offering in the local music festival. But the needs of her troubled but gifted son give her a courage and a determination she didn't know she had.

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Credits

Esther Caddick
Sarah Lancashire
Michael Caddick
Neil Pearson
Layla
Sarah Alexander
Jake Barton
Bryan Dick
Kyle Caddick
Richard Fleeshman
Ethel Tonks
Annette Badland
Clifford 'Shrek' Beale
Clive Rowe
Louise 'Lulu' Pryke
Niky Wardley
Olive Halsall
Melanie Kilburn
Gilbert 'Jabba' Tonks
David Fleeshman
Monica 'Binsey' Binns
Heather Tobias
Jimmy
John McArdle
George Caddick
Jo Woodock
Phoebe
Kiruna Stamell
Sofija Katic
Brana Bajic
Director
Cilla Ware
Producer
Richard Burrell

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