The Play on One (1988)

The Play on One

A series of plays specially written for television.

The Play on One

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Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham
as Peter as Joe Shawcross
Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd
as Paul as Malcolm Sloman
Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews
as Arthur
Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore
as Charlie
Geoffrey Whitehead
Geoffrey Whitehead
as Maurice
Anne Kristen
Anne Kristen
as Audrey
Janet McTeer
Janet McTeer
as Dr Juliet Horwitz
Roy Marsden
Roy Marsden
as David Caesar
Tim Roth
Tim Roth
as Peter Pike
Bill Paterson
Bill Paterson
as Alex McPherson
Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton
as Cheryl Newman
Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds
as Martin Pitt
Kenny Ireland
Kenny Ireland
as Norman Jarvis
Luke Hanson
Luke Hanson
as Colin Skye
Linda Henry
Linda Henry
as Carol Fairwater
Jonathan Kells Phillips
Jonathan Kells Phillips
as Philip Colthard
Tam White
Tam White
as John McGuire
Ryan Quinn
Ryan Quinn
as Billy
Clare Grogan
Clare Grogan
as Anne
Duncan Duff
Duncan Duff
as Brian
William Steel
William Steel
as Young McGuire
Rachel Robertson
Rachel Robertson
as Young Betsy Hall
Angus MacInnes
Angus MacInnes
as Barney Bascoe
Lynn Anderson
Lynn Anderson
as Betsy Hall
Ian Carmichael
Ian Carmichael
as White
Ronald Fraser
Ronald Fraser
as Apcar
Polly Hemingway
Polly Hemingway
as Nurse Nimmo
David Suchet
David Suchet
as Joe
Rosanna Arquette
Rosanna Arquette
as Sarah
Pip Donaghy
Pip Donaghy
as Martin
Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen
as Harry
Harold Innocent
Harold Innocent
as Napoleon
Hilda Fenemore
Hilda Fenemore
as Mrs Thackeray
Ivor Roberts
Ivor Roberts
as Mr Thackeray
James Fox
James Fox
as Nick Verney
Lindsay Duncan
Lindsay Duncan
as Gutrune Day
Ciaran Madden
Ciaran Madden
as Catherine
Michael Keating
Michael Keating
as Charlie
Andrew Keir
Andrew Keir
as John Tagg
Oliver Cotton
Oliver Cotton
as Andrew Ford
Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne
as John
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
as Miss A
Karl Johnson
Karl Johnson
as Charles
Duncan MacDonald
Duncan MacDonald
as Robert Calder
David Campbell
David Campbell
as Gordon Gunn
Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg
as Lydia
Elaine Paige
Elaine Paige
as Betty
Joanna David
Joanna David
as Elizabeth
Jon Finch
Jon Finch
as Finn
Robert Gwilym
Robert Gwilym
as Beuno
T. P. McKenna
T. P. McKenna
as Michael Flynn
Maurice Roëves
Maurice Roëves
as Jack Lawrence
David Calder
David Calder
as Douglas
Tim Brierley
Tim Brierley
as Jimmy Dunne
Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt
as Elvi Rogers
Antony Sher
Antony Sher
as Captain Edmund Lambert
Susan Wooldridge
Susan Wooldridge
as Lady Alice Napier
James Convey
James Convey
as Private Jeg Ross
Eleanor Bron
Eleanor Bron
as Lady Elspeth MacIlvrae
Sandra Voe
Sandra Voe
as Sister McCabe
Laurence McCann
Laurence McCann
as Private Ebe Dickie
Tom Watson
Tom Watson
as Jock McGinn
Fletcher Mathers
Fletcher Mathers
as Brenda
Julia Wallace
Julia Wallace
as Mrs Donald
Denise McDonald
Denise McDonald
as Jeannie
Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson
as Max
Martin Cochrane
Martin Cochrane
as Murray
Frederick Warder
Frederick Warder
as Ferdi
Alex McCrindle
Alex McCrindle
as Wilf
Tony Roper
Tony Roper
as Bruce
Katy Murphy
Katy Murphy
as Ishbel
Stuart Davids
Stuart Davids
as Michael
Suzan Sylvester
Suzan Sylvester
as Rachel
Edna Doré
Edna Doré
as Betty
Bert Parnaby
Bert Parnaby
as Bill
Leslie Sands
Leslie Sands
as Tom
Simon Oates
Simon Oates
as Politician
Richard Brain
Richard Brain
as Journalist
Rod Culbertson
Rod Culbertson
as Superintendent Benson
Mark Lewis Jones
Mark Lewis Jones
as Constable Davis
Kenneth Bryans
Kenneth Bryans
as Assassin
Phyllis Logan
Phyllis Logan
as Andrea
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Seasons

Season 1

Series 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Down where the buffalo go

  • 1x2

    The dark room

  • 1x3

    Normal service

  • 1x4

    The dunroamin' rising

  • 1x5

    A wholly healthy glasgow

  • 1x6

    Unreported incident

  • 1x7

    Airbase

  • 1x8

    The party

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Heartland

  • 2x2

    These foolish things

  • 2x3

    Govan ghost story

  • 2x4

    The shawl

  • 2x5

    A view of harry clark

  • 2x6

    The gift

  • 2x7

    Clowns

  • 2x8

    Biting the hands

  • 2x9

    A master of the marionettes

  • 2x10

    Unexplained laughter

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Changing step

  • 3x2

    The wreck on the highway

  • 3x3

    Killing time

  • 3x4

    Obituaries

  • 3x5

    Separation

  • 3x6

    Yellowbacks

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    Misterioso

  • 4x2

    Gas and candles

  • 4x3

    Escape from kampala

  • 4x4

    And the cow jumped over the moon

  • 4x5

    Out of the blue

  • 4x6

    Effie's burning

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