A Song for Soho: the characters

• Sam McCardle

The only folk-singing, Porsche-driving, Woodbine-smoking Cobol-writing programmer in captivity.

His episode: ♦ Liverpool Lovesong

His songs:  ♦ O them Liverpool judies  ♦ Liverpool lovesong

• Cassandra Kelly

Her songs: ♦ Hello, I must be going

• Padraig Mulligan

Brother of the more famous Seumas.

His songs: ♦ Merseyside Mae  ♦ The Orange and the Green

• Robbie Thomas

An American visitor, in Britain to appear in a BBC TV play.

His songs:  ♦ Long dusty road ♦ Woody an’ me  ♦ The black mountainside