Cherie on Top

Cherie on Top
  • "Top notch voice impressions and a smart script make this a comedic delight" Radio Times

1983. Tony Blair is elected the new MP for Sedgefield. Cherie Blair fails to win North Thanet. But what if their roles had been reversed?

An alternate political history with tongue very firmly in cheek, Cherie On Top was part of BBC Radio 4’s Fork in the Road season, a collection of dramas about significant choices and their consequences.

Starring Kate O’Flynn as Cherie Blair, Kieran Hodgson as Tony Blair, Jonathon Carley as Alastair Campbell, Luke Kempner as Tony Benn and George Bush, and Caroline Bernstein as Margaret Thatcher and The Queen.

Written by Ben Cottam
Sound design by Benji Clifford
Original score by Evelyn Sykes and Joe Watkinson
Produced by Simon Barnard
Directed by Bethany Weimers

Released August 2026 on BBC Radio 4