Play for Today

1984 NR 1h 25m 6.2

Jake and Sue's expedition to the Kalahari Desert in 1983 follows in the footsteps of an earlier trek in 1848 by two missionaries. The two pairs of travellers, in the past and the present, meet with disaster.

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Main Cast

Mick Ford Mick Ford Jake
Cherie Lunghi Cherie Lunghi Sue
Tom Bell Tom Bell Abel Broom
Louis Mahoney Louis Mahoney Sylveste
John Matshikiza John Matshikiza Bushman
Elizabeth Bell Elizabeth Bell Sarah Broom
Elizabeth Anson Elizabeth Anson Esther Broom
Tim Wylton Tim Wylton George
Terence Rigby Terence Rigby Isaiah Broom
Nicola Wright Nicola Wright Ruth Broom

Creators

Piers Haggard Piers Haggard Director
Howard Brenton Howard Brenton Writer

Info about Play for Today

Studio(s): British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Originally Released: United States on Mar 13, 1984

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Genres: Comedy, Drama