Playing Away
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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.
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Norman Beaton
Willie Boy
Known for
The Mighty Quinn
Hammer House of Horror
Robert Urquhart
Godfrey
Known for
The Curse of Frankenstein
Murder at the Gallop
Helen Lindsay
Marjorie
Known for
The Wedding Date
The Storyteller
Nicholas Farrell
Derek
Known for
Bodies
The Diary of Anne Frank
Brian Bovell
Stuart
Known for
Andor
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Gary Beadle
Errol
Known for
The Wheel of Time
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Suzette Llewellyn
Yvette
Known for
Thirteen
Culprits
Trevor Thomas
Jeff
Known for
Sheena
Inseminoid
Stefan Kalipha
Louis
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
River
Bruce Purchase
Fredrick
Known for
Macbeth
I, Claudius
Joseph Marcell
Robbo
Known for
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Sheila Ruskin
Viv
Known for
I, Claudius
Rasputin
Horace Ové Director · Caryl Phillips Writer Nicholas D. Knowland Cinematographer
United States release January 2, 1987 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Channel 4 Television
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 2, 1987
Theatrical
Australia
June 30, 1988 · Theatrical
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