Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

63 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 3, 1979

Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in him, on his afternoon off work he buys a box of chocolates and sets off to find her.

Afternoon Off

63 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 3, 1979

Afternoon Off
Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in him, on his afternoon off work he buys a box of chocolates and sets off to find her.
Producers London Weekend Television (LWT)
Original title Afternoon Off
Directors Stephen Frears
Writers Alan Bennett

Cast

Henry Man

as Lee

Benjamin Whitrow

as Father

Angela Morant

as Mother

Pasquale Perrino

as Maitre d'

Philip Jackson

as Bernard

Harold Innocent

as Marjory

Pete Postlethwaite

as Attendant in Art Gallery

Stan Richards

as Man in Art Gallery

Harry Markham

as Harry

Jackie Shinn

as Jackie

Elizabeth Spriggs

as Miss Beckinsale

Peter Butterworth

as Mr Bywaters

Joan Scott

as Manageress of Shoe Shop

Angela Curran

as Shirley

Carol MacReady

as Customer in Shoe Shop

Patricia Baker

as Iris Butterfield

Douglas Quarterman

as Ernest Fletcher

Alan Bennett

as Mr Petty

Janine Duvitski

as Doreen

Richard Griffiths

as Factory Boss

John Normington

as Duggie

Paul Shane

as Alf

Neville Smith

as Cyril

Anna Massey

as Coffee Shop Owner

Stephanie Cole

as Coffee Shop Customer

Sylvia Brayshay

as Hospital Orderly

Vicky Ireland

as 2nd Hospital Orderly

Thora Hird

as Mrs Beevers

Jeanne Doree

as Old Iris

Frank Crompton

as Mr Beevers

Sherrie Hewson

as Iris