The Afternoon Play
BBC (ended 2006)
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Season 5
- Ep 5The Real Deal1/26/07
- Ep 4Pieces of a Silver Lining1/25/07
- Ep 3Come Fly with Me1/24/07
- Ep 2Death Becomes Him1/23/07
- Ep 1Johnny Shakespeare1/22/07
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Season 4
- Ep 5Molly1/20/06
- Ep 4Are You Jim's Wife?1/19/06
- Ep 3Your Mother Should Know1/18/06
A comic romp about the battle between Edith and Jessica over Gary. When Jessica's relationship breaks apart, chaos arises. Things heat up when the court steps in. - Ep 2The Last Will and Testament of Billy Two-Sheds1/17/06
An old, eccentric gardener dies and he bequeaths his land to his student and granddaughter Sam. She soon finds that his ghost hasn't left yet. And what's up with the property developers? - Ep 1Tea with Betty1/16/06
Wendy, a single mum, tries to raise her son and deals with her annoying ex. One day the Queen announces her visit. Can Wendy upheld her principals now?
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Season 3
- Ep 5The Singing Cactus1/28/05
John Reilly is a 14 year old boy who is suffering from his fathers death. In his pain he flees into his own world with his singing cactus. He flees into a world of native American mysticism, Morris dancers and an omnious wolf. - Ep 4Reverse Psychology1/27/05
Sonia is a very successful sexual health doctor, but her father is anything else than happy about that. Her parents try everything to correct her life and hook her up. - Ep 3The Good Citizen1/26/05
When Adam Clay walks into a rural village police station to declare he's seceding from Britain and setting up his own republic, he is unaware of the furore he's about to create. Kate Dobie, a high-flying Fleet Street journalist, is home visiting her dad, Sergeant Happy Dobie. Under pressure to return to London to uncover the next big story, Kate decides that Adam is the perfect subject. Her exclusive stories soon attract the attention of the media and the government, and journalists and photographers descend en masse on the sleepy village. Events spin out of control when Adam's estranged wife Joanna appears with their two daughters and sells her version of the story to a rival paper.moreless - Ep 2The Trouble with George1/25/05
Rose Lapwood enjoys her life as married woman, but soon realises that her husband George is becoming intolerable. Her life changes dramatically when she meets Donna, one of her neighbours. Their friendship soon becomes more and so they plan to get rid of George. - Ep 1The Hitch1/24/05
Close friends John & Emma Rayner and Steve & Nicola Clarke have been married for ten years or so they believe. But when their local priest announces in a live broadcast that he isn't Father Flaherty from Donegal but Rubin Abramovitz, the community is thrown into disarray. It dawns on the couples that they aren't actually married a fact that gives them pause to reflect on their relationships and question whether they are really happy.moreless
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Season 2
- Ep 5Glasgow Dreams2/2/04
Yasmeela and her father Arob live, isolated, on a rough Glaswegian council estate. As Muslims they are avoided and ridiculed, but circumstances bring them into contact with their enigmatic young neighbour Dino. Despite his institutionalised distrust of 'foreigners' Yasmin and Arob's humour and optimism is infectious and Dino finds both romance and ambition amidst the grime. A story of hope, determination and humour.moreless - Ep 4Viva Las Blackpool!1/30/04
Kathy's not taking divorce very well. Her ex husband's new trophy wife is trying to bed best friend Jill's son, her daughter is a law unto herself and Kathy is developing a strange fixation on her dashing local vet. Meanwhile Jill is hiding a dark secret from the world and Mandy, well Mandy just needs to be loved. A madcap tale of three middle aged women struggling with love, aging and flying hamsters!moreless - Ep 3Drive1/29/04
Julie is a 29 year old temp with a steady boyfriend, but no direction. When she gets a contract at Sunshine Cars, she gets a new lease of life. Suddenly she's selling cars, competing with the men, making changes and impressing the boss. But how many compromises must she make to reach the top, and does she really want to? A story of ambition and sacrifice.moreless - Ep 2Sons, Daughters and Lovers1/27/04
Divorce Hardy finds love with Kate, while his son Ben falls for older woman Anna. Trouble is, Anna is Kate's mother. The irony is that Hardy and Anna are made for each other, as are Ben and Kate. A screwball love story about adults behaving like kids and kids like adults, about parents and their offspring learning to understand each other. Eventually.moreless - Ep 1Venus and Mars1/26/04
Oliver and Grace have been best friends for years. Everyone wonders why they've never been a couple, and suddenly, so do they. After a passionate weekend in the country, they attempt to go back to their 'normal' lives, but Oliver's new fiance has her own agenda and it's not long before both Oliver and Grace are forced to make life changing decisions. A sparky, witty story of love and friendship and learning to tell the difference.moreless
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Season 1
- Ep 5Girls' Weekend1/31/03
Kate, Beccy, Jo and Dawn set off to the coast for Kate's hen weekend, but the trip is beset by disaster almost from the moment of departure - including the drunken revelation that all three of the bride-to-be's friends have slept with her fiancé. - Ep 4Heroes and Villains1/30/03
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. - Ep 3The Real Arnie Griffin1/29/03
A store detective tries his hand at investigating a hit-and-run accident involving two local car dealers - an accident-prone adventure that doesn't go too smoothly and reveals more about the wannabe policeman than he would have ever imagined. - Ep 2Coming Up for Air1/28/03
When his boss orders him to take a week off, solicitor Tom heads for Spain and suffers a type of amnesia brought on by delayed shock, overwork and bereavement. With the help of a female friend, he is forced to rediscover who he was and gets to know his children and his mother as if for the first time.moreless - Ep 1Turkish Delight1/27/03
Carol is an overweight, unattractive woman, with no sex life to speak of and a marriage wearing very thin. Best friend Brenda, however, is a maverick divorcee with the perfect boost for her flagging self-confidence and boring bedtimes - belly-dancing lessons. Will Carol be able to prove herself at her new-found hobby?moreless
