The Afternoon Play

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.

Drama

Seasons

1. Turkish Delight

Air Date: 2003-01-27

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

2. Coming Up for Air

Air Date: 2003-01-28

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.

3. The Real Arnie Griffin

Air Date: 2003-01-29

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.

4. Heroes and Villains

Air Date: 2003-01-30

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

5. Girls' Weekend

Air Date: 2003-01-31

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

1. Venus and Mars

Air Date: 2004-01-26

2. Sons, Daughters and Lovers

Air Date: 2004-01-27

3. Drive

Air Date: 2004-01-29

4. Viva Las Blackpool

Air Date: 2004-01-30

5. Glasgow Dreams

Air Date: 2004-02-02

1. The Hitch

Air Date: 2005-01-24

2. The Trouble with George

Air Date: 2005-01-25

3. The Good Citizen

Air Date: 2005-01-26

4. Reverse Psychology

Air Date: 2005-01-27

5. The Singing Cactus

Air Date: 2005-01-28

1. Tea with Betty

Air Date: 2006-01-16

2. The Last Will and Testament of Billy Two-Sheds

Air Date: 2006-01-17

3. Your Mother Should Know

Air Date: 2006-01-18

4. Are You Jim's Wife?

Air Date: 2006-01-19

5. Molly

Air Date: 2006-01-20

1. Johnny Shakespeare

Air Date: 2007-01-22

2. Death Becomes Him

Air Date: 2007-01-23

3. Come Fly With Me

Air Date: 2007-01-24

4. Pieces Of A Silver Lining

Air Date: 2007-01-25

5. The Real Deal

Air Date: 2007-01-26

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Rating

0.0/10

Release Date

2003-01-27

Episodes

25 (5 seasons)

Status

Ended