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TV series / 2003
The Afternoon Play
The Afternoon Play is a British television anthology series of standalone contemporary dramas aired during the afternoons of 2003–07 on BBC One, featuring well-known actors in one-off stories. A daytime drama strand showcasing a variety of genres, from comedy to mystery, it was part of a long tradition of afternoon plays on BBC Radio 4, which would go on to influence the television version.
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The Afternoon Play is a British television anthology series of standalone contemporary dramas aired during the afternoons of 2003–07 on BBC One, featuring well-known actors in one-off stories. A daytime drama strand showcasing a variety of genres, from comedy to mystery, it was part of a long tradition of afternoon plays on BBC Radio 4, which would go on to influence the television version.
Cast
Lucy DavisLaura
Ralph InesonRob Coles
Denise WelchCarole Haye
Tim DantayTrevor Haye
Glynis BarberBrenda
Rae BakerInez
Charlie HayesSuzy Haye
Neil NewbonMalcolm Haye
Anatol YusefAhmed
Jeremy SheffieldTom Rourke
June WhitfieldIris Rourke
Mandana JonesSarah
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Isabella MellingMaisey Rourke
Bruno MellingJack Rourke
Caroline Lee-JohnsonKay
Bhasker PatelPsychiatrist
Ray BurdisArnie Griffin
Mark BurdisLiam Griffin
Paul BarnhillDI Tony Conrad
Vanessa EarlMaria
Lucy BenjaminAmanda
Nicky EvansJonny Potter
Tracie BennettYvonne
Jonathan LinsleyArnold
Christopher MiddletonMarti
Nigel BettsClaude
Daniela Denby-AsheKate
Rayna CampbellJo
Cat SimmonsBeccy
Sarah MannersDawn
Jeremy EdwardsTim
Oliver JamesDave
Mark HealyFrank
Nathan ConstanceGavin
Robson GreenOliver Barrett
Tina HobleyGrace Leigh
Patrick BaladiPeter Hamilton
Helen LathamAimie Hammond
Lisa ShinglerGreta Martin
James BullerAlex
Karen AsemperJanine
Michael FrenchHardy Rose
Liam GarriganBen Rose
Antonia BernathKate Sullivan
Caroline LangrisheAnna Sullivan
Kwame Kwei-ArmahWalter Weinberg
Kaye WraggJulie Singleton
Jonathan KerriganIan Parnell
Jamie TheakstonSteve
Jean AlexanderEnid
Shaun PrendergastJerry Parnell
James BradshawEric
Carli NorrisEllie Parsons
Trevor CooperClive
Chris BissonDigger
Paula WilcoxKathy Hughes
Denise BlackJill Collins
Noreen KershawAmanda Jones
Clive MantleSteve McGrath
John McArdleBob Collins
Sinéad MatthewsChantelle Hughes
Andy JonesPaul Collins
Bobby KnuttMick
Alexis ConranXavier
Cathy BreezeJenny
Allistair WyndhamGeorge
John AxonKeith
Jim BowenMC Norman
Edith BowmanMiss Jo Gair
Kulvinder GhirSami Asif
Clare GroganMaw
Tim MatthewsJulian Gilkes
Hajaz AkramJameel Renham
Shabana Akhtar BakhshYasmeela Khan
Jonie BroomMarco
Rashid KarapietArob Khan
Gurdial SiraBabir Renham
Samantha WomackEmma Priestley
Jason MerrellsJohn Priestley
Nicola StephensonNicola Passmore
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