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.
The trial of walter raleigh
Small acts of kindness
Between the lines
Turkish delight
Coming up for air
The real arnie griffin
Heroes and villains
Girls' weekend
Venus and mars
Sons, daughters and lovers
Drive
Viva las blackpool
Glasgow dreams
The hitch
The trouble with george
The good citizen
Reverse psychology
The singing cactus
Tea with betty
The last will and testament of billy two-sheds
Your mother should know
Are you jim's wife?
Molly
Johnny shakespeare
Death becomes him
Come fly with me
Pieces of a silver lining
The real deal
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