Q&A with actors Lennie James and Ariyon Bakare, author Bernardine Evaristo and producer Irma Inniss

S.O.U.L Fest presents an exclusive preview of the BBC adaptation of Bernadine Evaristo's groundbreaking book Mr Loverman.

Director Hong Khaou

With: Lennie James, Ariyon Bakare

BBC 2024, Courtesy of BBC

Starring Lennie James as the protagonist Barrington Jedidiah Walker, Mr Loverman is a life-affirming story about family, love, and being true to yourself. Seventy-year-old Antiguan-born Barry, known for his dapper retro style, is an exuberant Hackney personality. His wife of 50 years, Carmel, suspects infidelity, unaware of his decades-long affair with his best friend and soulmate, Morris.