Actress Maxine Peake has written her first stage play, about cyclist Beryl Burton, while juggling TV shows, films and preparing to play Hamlet on stage.

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Maxine Peake on her new radio drama “Beryl: A Love Story on two Wheels” Beryl Burton was an English racing cyclist and one of Britain's greatest ever athletes during the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.

Actress Maxine Peake, who has written a radio play about her, Beryl: a Love Story on Two Wheels (Tuesday 27 November 2.15pm Radio 4), in which she also stars, only recently found out about her ...

Beryl is a brilliantly realised, fast-moving, inventive and touching story of the greatest British sportswoman you’ve never heard of. Beryl Burton was a competitive cyclist – a cyclist in the ...

MAXINE Peake is one of Britain's leading actresses.She returned to the box in 2022 for ITV drama Anne and the BBC's Rules Of The ... Beryl, about cycling legend Beryl Burton. Is Maxine Peake married?

Written by actress Maxine Peake, Beryl tells the remarkable true story of unsung champion cyclist Beryl Burton. This inspirational tour-de-force is fuelled by rhubarb, northern charm and fierce ...

In 2012, Cycling UK named both Beryl Burton and Maxine Peake on their 100 Women in Cycling list. Beryl Burton is arguably Britain’s greatest female cyclist.

Actress Maxine Peake has written her first stage play, about cyclist Beryl Burton, while juggling TV shows, films and preparing to play Hamlet on stage.