The Afternoon Play

1h

Drama

The Afternoon Play is a series of individual plays which sometimes appear on BBC One during weekday afternoons. The first series began on 27 January 2003, and as of 2008 there have been five series. Each play has a separate story and cast.

Episodes

Cast

Turkish Delight

1. Turkish Delight

1h

27th Jan 2003

A bored housewife finds glamour and excitement when she starts a job belly-dancing in a Turkish restaurant.

Coming Up for Air

2. Coming Up for Air

1h

28th Jan 2003

Drama about an overworked, unhappy widower who suffers stress- and shock- related amnesia when he takes a holiday to Spain.  With the help of a woman he meets out there, he then has to rediscover his old identity, meeting family and colleagues as if for the first time. 

The Real Arnie Griffin

3. The Real Arnie Griffin

1h

29th Jan 2003

Comic drama about an undercover store detective who prides himself on his disguises but longs to solve real crimes.  When he sees a chance to both impress his estranged wife and investigate a hit- and -run, he seizes it.  

Heroes and Villains

4. Heroes and Villains

1h

30th Jan 2003

Classic gang-show comedy set on a deprived housing estate. Jonny steals some dodgy leather jackets that turn out to have drugs in them, and they are sold to the locals before Marlene gets a tip-off and realises they must be retrieved

Girls' Weekend

5. Girls' Weekend

1h

31st Jan 2003

Kate's hen weekend is beset with disasters, culminating in a vodka-fuelled revelation.

First air date

27th Jan 2003

Last air date

26th Jan 2007

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks