The Afternoon Play

Episode 01

Turkish Delight

Jan 27, 2003 · 60 min

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

Episode 02

Coming Up for Air

Jan 28, 2003 · 60 min

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.

Episode 03

The Real Arnie Griffin

Jan 29, 2003 · 60 min

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.

Episode 04

Heroes and Villains

Jan 30, 2003 · 60 min

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.

Episode 05

Girls' Weekend

Jan 31, 2003 · 60 min

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.