Will Trotter
Director
The Afternoon Play (2003)
Series 3
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.
Released Jan. 27, 2003
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Keywords: tmdb.anthology
Production Companies: BBC Birmingham
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - The Hitch
Two couples learn that their ten-year marriages were not legal as the priest was a fake reflect on their lives while preparing for a new ceremony.
Jan. 24, 2005, midnight
S3E2 - The Trouble with George
Rose Lapwood finds that marriage to her sweet-but-dull husband George is becoming intolerable, but as her friendship blooms with neighbour Donna, they soon find themselves planning ways to do away with him, collect the life insurance, and live together unhindered.
Jan. 25, 2005, midnight
S3E3 - The Good Citizen
A man enters a rural police station and announces he is seceding from Britain and starting his own republic. As he is hounded by the press, threatened by the government and exposed by his fame-seeking ex-wife, he struggles to retain the rural simplicity he thought would solve all his problems, while his growing relationship with a tabloid journalist only complicates his life further.
Jan. 26, 2005, midnight
S3E4 - Reverse Psychology
Sonia, a very successful sexual health doctor, is unhappy about her parents' constant interference in her day-to-day life, and decides to speak out. But her father is anything less than happy about that, and tries everything to correct her life and hook her up with a man.
Jan. 27, 2005, midnight
S3E5 - The Singing Cactus
14-year-old schoolboy John Reilly, suffering from his father's death, finds escape in his own world with an imaginary 'singing cactus', Native American mysticism, Morris dancers, and an ominous wolf.
Jan. 28, 2005, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 1500 min.
Released: Jan. 27, 2003
Last Air Date: Jan. 26, 2007, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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