Christopher
Timothy directs Glaswegian Afternoon Play
BBC
Daytime has announced a second series of five hour long Afternoon
Plays following the critical acclaim of last years dramas.
They
air from Monday 26 to Friday 30 January 2004 on BBC ONE.
Christopher
Timothy, star of BBC's Daytime Bafta-nominated Doctors, directed
one of the plays - Glasgow Dreams - which is set on a Glaswegian
council estate.
It
was written by Shan Khan and is a heart-warming story of
hope, determination and humour.
Glasgow
Dreams features young Scottish actors Shabana Bakhsh and
James Young who play neighbours Yasmeela and Dino in the
Freeview estate - where Yasmeela and her father encounter racism
daily.
Rashid
Karapiet
plays Yasmeela's father Arob, Clare Grogan is Dino's mother
and BBC Radio 1's Edith Bowman plays Yasmeela's teacher.
The
four other plays are:
Venus and Mars, written by Johanna Baldwin, a witty story of
love and friendship, starring Robson Green and Tina Hobley
Viva Las Blackpool by Damian Fitzsimmons is a mad cap
tale of three middle aged women struggling with love, getting older
and flying hamsters. It features Paula Wilcox, John McArdle and
Clive Mantle and Sarah Lancashire makes her directorial debut
Drive, by Pete Lawson, is a story about a young woman's
ambition and the sacrifices she must make. It stars Jamie Theakston,
Jean Alexander and Jonathan Kerrigan
Sons, Daughters and Lovers written by Matthew Parkhill,
is a screw ball love story, featuring Michael French and Kwame Kwei-Armeh
Notes
to Editors
Executive
Producers: Mal Young and Serena
Cullen.
Series
Producer:
Will Trotter.
Related
release
Robson
Green and Tina Hobley to star in second series of Afternoon Plays
(29.09.03)
All
the BBC's digital services are now available on Freeview,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable. Freeview
offers the BBC's eight television channels, interactive services
from BBCi, as well as 11 national BBC radio networks.
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