Afternoon Off
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Written byAlan Bennett
Directed byStephen Frears
StarringHenry Man
Benjamin Whitrow
Angela Morant
Pasquale Perrino
Benjamin Whitrow
Angela Morant
Pasquale Perrino
Music byGeorge Fenton
| Afternoon Off | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Alan Bennett |
| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Starring | Henry Man Benjamin Whitrow Angela Morant Pasquale Perrino |
| Music by | George Fenton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Stephen Frears Tony Wharmby |
| Cinematography | Charles Stewart |
| Editor | Andrew Page |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 3 February 1979 |
Afternoon Off is a 1979 television play by Alan Bennett. Broadcast under the umbrella title Six Plays by Alan Bennett, it was produced for London Weekend Television and directed by Stephen Frears.[1] The screenplay was published by Faber and Faber in 1984.
Lee, a Chinese waiter in a large hotel in Hartlepool, England, has various adventures in trying to locate the elusive Iris, whom he has been led to believe will have sex with him. His inability to speak fluent English and the varying degrees of assistance or confusion several individuals offer lead him on a wild goose chase. He finally encounters Iris in bed with one of his waiting staff colleagues at the very hotel at which he started off.
