| The Afternoon Play | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Various |
| Starring | Various |
| Composers | Ross Power Chris James Ryan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Will Trotter Serena Cullen Mal Young |
| Producers | Sam Hill Carson Black Ben Bickerton |
| Production location | Various |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Birmingham |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 27 January 2003 – 26 January 2007 |
| Related | |
| Moving On (2009–present) | |
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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.[1] 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.