Artan and Jordan
Drama of the Week
BBC
3.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
A West-Country bromance starring Tobie Donovan and Olsen Elezi.
Jordan, a Wilshire lad, and Artan, an Albanian guy, bond over cars and music. Soon they’re best friends. Brothers even.
But when Jordan’s looking for a job and Artan offers to help out, they both find themselves drawn into something so much bigger than they ever realised.
Story by Florence Espeut-Nickless and Tadgh Espeut-Nickless
Written by Florence Espeut-Nickless
Artan ..… Olsen Elezi
Jordan ..… Tobie Donovan
Vinnie ..… Nikolaos Brahimllari
Alfie ..… Ed Kear
Jade ..… Becky Brunning
Jasper ..… Joseph Tweedale
Directed and produced by Jenny Davies
Sound design by Catherine Robinson
Production co-ordinator, Lindsay Rees
Executive producer, Fay Lomas
With thanks to Tom Bevan
A BBC Audio Drama Wales Production
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | This is a story of love and tragedy. |
| 0:10.0 | It was an absolute shock. |
| 0:12.0 | In 2014, Charmaine Spears married Erica Dusa, |
| 0:15.0 | the prophet who claimed to have a direct line with God. |
| 0:18.0 | You're not coming to church without a breakthrough. |
| 0:20.0 | Six months later, she was found dead. What really was? aim to have a direct line with God. You're not coming to church without a breakthrough. |
| 0:23.5 | Six months later, she was found dead. |
| 0:26.3 | What really happened to Charmaine? |
| 0:28.3 | Her story was never really told. |
| 0:29.8 | I want justice for my mum. |
| 0:33.5 | Disclosure investigates Charmaine and the Prophet. |
| 0:35.8 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:38.3 | This is Drama of the Week. |
| 0:45.5 | Arton and Jordan by Florence Esper Nicholas. |
| 0:51.9 | You know sometimes someone new comes into your life at just the right moment. |
| 0:54.0 | Like, you need them. And yeah, they need you. |
| 0:58.8 | I used to like Saturdays, at home as a boy. Saturdays was fun, no school. But here at car wash, |
| 1:07.6 | Saturdays are stressful, too busy. Like, all the people I've known forever don't know what to say or do or how to be around me no more. |
| 1:18.6 | Car after car after car, or a whip as the local wheelchair boys say. |
| 1:24.6 | But for some reason on this Saturday morning, I turned left into the car wash by the |
| 1:30.0 | big roundabout, the car wash I always drive past. |
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