The Afternoon Play (2003)

Genre

anthology series, drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

5 seasons, 25 episodes

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a British anthology series of standalone contemporary dramas that aired during the day on BBC One. Each episode tells a separate story with different characters and situations. The series ran for five seasons and was eventually replaced by a similar show.

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What happens

The Afternoon Play is a British television anthology series, which consists of standalone contemporary dramas first shown during the daytime on BBC One. The first episode, entitled "Turkish Delight", aired on 27 January 2003. Since, a total of twenty-five episodes have been broadcast across five series. The last episode was broadcast on 26 January 2007. The series was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2005 for Best New Director for an episode directed by the actress Sarah Lancashire. As of 2009, the series has been replaced in the schedules by fellow anthology series Moving On, which follows a very similar format. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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