Serving Elizabeth (Part 1)
A drama that explores issues of colonialism and who gets to have a voice. It’s 1952, and Mercy and her daughter Faith run a well-regarded restaurant in Kenya that prepares excellent local dishes like maharagwe and matoke but is struggling due to a family health crisis draining their finances. When a white tourist arrives at the establishment and offers them a lucrative opportunity to cook for secret VIPs, Faith is eager to take the job, but Mercy is suspicious. Serving Elizabeth by Marcia Johnson
PlayME · CBC
June 7, 202334m 42s
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A drama that explores issues of colonialism and who gets to have a voice.
It’s 1952, and Mercy and her daughter Faith run a well-regarded restaurant in Kenya that prepares excellent local dishes like maharagwe and matoke but is struggling due to a family health crisis draining their finances. When a white tourist arrives at the establishment and offers them a lucrative opportunity to cook for secret VIPs, Faith is eager to take the job, but Mercy is suspicious.
Serving Elizabeth by Marcia Johnson