Playing Away
1987 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Horace Ové |
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| Writer: | Caryl Phillips |
| Staring: |
| To mark the conclusion of their "Third World Week" celebration, a cricket team in a small English village invites a black cricket team from South London to a charity game with comical results. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 02, 1987 |
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| Director: | Horace Ové |
| Writer: | Caryl Phillips |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, TV Movie |
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| Production Companies | Channel 4 Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Norman Beaton | Willie Boy |
| Robert Urquhart | Godfrey |
| Helen Lindsay | Marjorie |
| Nicholas Farrell | Derek |
| Brian Bovell | Stuart |
| Gary Beadle | Errol |
| Suzette Llewellyn | Yvette |
| Trevor Thomas | Jeff |
| Stefan Kalipha | Louis |
| Bruce Purchase | Fredrick |
| Joseph Marcell | Robbo |
| Sheila Ruskin | Viv |
| Mark Barratt | Kevin |
| Valerie Buchanan | Pat |
| Jim Findlay | Boots |
| Julian Granger | Mick |
| Ram John Holder | Wilf |
| Patrick Holt | The Colonel |
| Elizabeth Anson | Sandra |
| Neil Morrissey | Ian |
| Ross Kemp | Sonny |
| Gareth Kirkland | Tommy |
| Juliet Waley | Julie |
| Larry Dann | John |
| Archie Pool | Steadroy |
| Errol Shaker | Desert-Head |
| Femi Taylor | Masie |
| Charles Pemberton | Constable |
| Roddy Maude-Roxby | Vicar |
| Zulema Dene | Miss Rye |
| Ian Cross | David |
| Mary Tempest | Angie |
| Jimmy Reddington | Barman |
| Lucita Lijertwood | Lady in Phone Box |
| Name | Job |
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| Graham Whitlock | Editor |
| Nicholas D. Knowland | Director of Photography |
| Caryl Phillips | Writer |
| Horace Ové | Director |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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