Ray Kilby

The Afternoon Play is a British television anthology series of standalone contemporary dramas aired during the afternoons of 2003–07 on BBC One, featuring well-known actors in one-off stories. A daytime drama strand showcasing a variety of genres, from comedy to mystery, it was part of a long tradition of afternoon plays on BBC Radio 4, which would go on to influence the television version.

Experiencing their son’s life after his unnatural death while navigating their failing marriage; mourning parents Mira and Pradeep cannot overcome their grief but start to build their lives around it.

Pupils Vicky and Paul are operating a lucrative business trading school dinner tokens. It started well but can it continue that way?

A group of young people break into a former asylum to stage a rave party, but before long strange things start to happen.

A Chaucerian romp in an 18th-century setting.

Two sisters relax and look forward to the funeral of their other sister, tearaway Meg.