▁Char acters ▁from ▁his ▁stories ▁and ▁nov els ▁came ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁his ▁many ▁radio ▁drama ▁and ▁com ed ies . ▁ ▁Dav ies ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁producer ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Sel von ▁at ▁BBC ▁radio , ▁and ▁Sel von ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁Car ib bean ▁writer ▁whose ▁plays ▁she ▁produced . ▁She ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Tr in idad ian ▁author ▁Must ap ha ▁M atura ▁and ▁Michael ▁Abb ens et ts , ▁a ▁Guy ana - born ▁play w right . ▁Dav ies ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁BBC ▁radio ▁to ▁produce ▁Abb ens et ts ' ▁The ▁Sun ny ▁Side ▁of ▁the ▁Street ▁for ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁after ▁her ▁ret irement . ▁( She ▁continued ▁to ▁produce ▁and ▁direct ▁plays ▁for ▁the ▁BBC ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s .) ▁ ▁The ▁Car ib bean ▁writers ▁provided ▁good ▁roles ▁for ▁actors ▁and ▁among ▁the ▁leading ▁perform ers ▁she ▁worked ▁with ▁were ▁Frank ▁Sing u ine au , ▁Mon a ▁Hamm ond , ▁Rud olph ▁Walker , ▁Stefan ▁K ali pha , ▁Norman ▁Be aton , ▁Don ▁W arr ington , ▁Tommy ▁E yt le , ▁Ram ▁John ▁H older ▁and ▁the ▁singer ▁and ▁actor ▁Nad ia ▁C att ouse . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁C att ouse ▁was ▁interview ed ▁for ▁Stephen ▁Bour ne ' s ▁book ▁ ▁Black ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Frame : ▁The ▁Black ▁Exper ience ▁in ▁Film ▁and ▁Television ▁and ▁talked ▁about ▁radio . ▁'