The
Afternoon Plays on 大象传媒 Daytime
Robson
Green, Tina Hobley, Michael French, Paula Wilcox and Jamie Theakston
are some of the big names who star in a week-long series of
new Afternoon Plays on 大象传媒 ONE Daytime.
The
executive producers are Serena Cullen and Mal Young, the producer
is Will Trotter and the series editor is Peter Lloyd.
Monday
26 January 2004
Venus
and Mars by Johanna
Baldwin
Directed by Nick Jones
 Oliver
and Grace have been 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 fianc茅e 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.
Cast
| Oliver
Barrett |
Robson
Green |
| Grace
Leigh |
Tina
Hobley |
| Peter
Hamilton |
Patrick
Baladi |
| Aimie
Hammond |
Helen
Latham |
| Alex |
James
Buller |
| Janine |
Karen
Asemper |
| Greta
Martin |
Lisa
Shingler |
| Male
Stranger |
Jason
Milligan |
| Concierge |
Rob
Swinton |
| Guy
Getting A Drink |
Jeff
Alexander |
| Female
1 |
Itasha
James |
| Female
2 |
Zoe
Tyler |
| Male
1 |
Sean
Connolly |
| Male
2 |
Jonathan
Owen |
| Stripper |
Sarah
Horner |
Tuesday
27 January
Sons,
Daughters and Lovers by Matthew
Parkhill
Directed by Matthew Parkhill
Divorcee
Hardy finds love with Kate, whilst 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.
Cast
| Hardy
Rose |
Michael
French |
| Ben
Rose |
Liam
Garrigan |
| Anna
Sullivan |
Caroline
Langrishe |
| Kate |
Antonia
Bernath |
| Walter |
Kwame
Kwei-Armeh |
| Zoo
Keeper |
Tom
Roberts |
| Supervisor |
Andrew
Cullum |
| Amanda |
Beejaye
Joseph |
| Lecturer
1 |
Kim
Durham |
| Lecturer
2 |
Wendy
Leavesley |
| Receptionist |
Samuel
Anderson |
Thursday
29 January
Drive
by Pete Lawson
Directed by John Greening
 Julie
is a 29-year-old temp with a steady boyfriend, but no direction.
When
she gets a contract at Parnell Motors, 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 'Working Girl' story of ambition and sacrifice.
Cast
| Julie
Singleton |
Kaye
Wragg |
| Steve |
Jamie
Theakston |
| Enid |
Jean
Alexander |
| Marcia |
Eugene
Holder |
| Digger |
Christopher
Bisson |
| Ian
Parnell |
Jonathan
Kerrigan |
| Jerry
Parnell |
Shaun
Prendergast |
| Eric |
James
Bradshaw |
| Ellie
Parsons |
Carli
Norris |
| Awards
Presenter |
Quentin
Willson |
| Clive |
Trevor
Cooper |
| Najma |
Perveen
Hussain |
| Jonny |
Robert
Finan |
| Malcolm |
John
Voce |
| Arthur |
Ray
Llewellyn |
| Jessica |
Sarah
Ball |
Friday
30 January
Viva
Las Blackpool by Damian
Fitzsimmons
Directed by Sarah Lancashire
 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聟 well
Mandy just needs to be loved. A madcap tale of three middle aged
women struggling with love, ageing and flying hamsters!
Cast
| Kathy
Hughes |
Paula
Wilcox |
| Jill
Collins |
Denise
Black |
| Amanda
Jones |
Noreen
Kershaw |
| Chantelle |
Sinead
Matthews |
| Bob
Collins |
John
McArdle |
| Paul
Collins |
Andy
Jones |
| MC
(Norman) |
Jim
Bowen |
| Xavier |
Alexis
Conran |
| Brian |
Matthew
Beard |
| Jenny |
Catherine
Breeze |
| Steve
McGrath |
Clive
Mantle |
| Keith |
John
Axon |
| Mick |
Bobby
Knut |
Monday
2 February
Glasgow
Dreams by Shan Khan
Directed by Christopher Timothy
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 institutionalized 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.
Cast
| William
Dean (Dino) |
James
Young |
| Arob
Khan |
Rashid
Karapiet |
| Yasmeela
Khan |
Shabana
Bakhsh |
| Zacky
Hill |
David
Brown |
| Skidz |
Micky
Kearney |
| Julian
Gilkes |
Tim
Matthews |
| Miss
Jo Gair |
Edith
Bowman |
| Sami
Asif |
Kulvinder
Ghir |
| Maw |
Clare
Grogan |
| Post
Office Clerk |
Nan
Kerr |
| Jameel
Renham |
Hajaz
Akram |
| Babir
Renham |
Gurdial
Sira |
| Receptionist |
Gail
Mackinnon |
| Marco |
Jonie
Broom |
Writers'
biographies
Notes
to Editors
The
schedule of plays in this release was updated on Monday 26 January
because there will be no Afternoon Play on Wednesday 28 January.
See Publication of The Hutton
Report - 大象传媒 coverage.
Related
releases
Christopher
Timothy directs Glaswegian Afternoon Play (07.01.04)
Robson
Green and Tina Hobley to star in second series of Afternoon Plays
(29.09.03)
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