The Afternoon Play (Mùa 1)

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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    Turkish Delight (Tập 1)

    Biên kịch: Rowan Joffé

    Ngày phát sóng: 2003-01-27

    Thời lượng: 60 min

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

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    Coming Up for Air (Tập 2)

    Biên kịch: Matthew Parkhill

    Ngày phát sóng: 2003-01-28

    Thời lượng: 60 min

    Tổng quan: An overworked, unhappy widower who suffers from stress ends up with shock-related amnesia when he takes a holiday in 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.

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    The Real Arnie Griffin (Tập 3)

    Biên kịch: Jeff Povey

    Ngày phát sóng: 2003-01-29

    Thời lượng: 60 min

    Tổng quan: An undercover store detective, who prides himself on his disguises but longs to solve real crimes, seizes a chance to impress both his estranged wife and investigate a hit-and-run.

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    Heroes and Villains (Tập 4)

    Biên kịch: Lesley Clare O'Neill

    Ngày phát sóng: 2003-01-30

    Thời lượng: 60 min

    Tổng quan: On a deprived housing estate, down-and-out Jonny steals some dodgy leather jackets that turn out to have drugs in them. When his girlfriend Marlene sells them on to the locals, she receives a tip-off about their contents and realises they must be retrieved.

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    Girls' Weekend (Tập 5)

    Biên kịch: Jane English

    Ngày phát sóng: 2003-01-31

    Thời lượng: 60 min

    Tổng quan: Four old friends take a hen weekend by the sea, where the bride-to-be discovers that the others have all slept with her fiancé. The fiancé, meanwhile, realising something is wrong, abandons his stag weekend to go and find her.

The Afternoon Play

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