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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. The screenplay was published by Faber and Faber in 1984.

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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
Distributor	ITV Studios
Release
Original release	3 February 1979 (1979-02-03) (UK)

Synopsis

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.

Cast

It stars Henry Man as Lee, with an all star cast almost all of whom are in cameo roles, including one by Alan Bennett himself.

External links

• Afternoon Off at IMDb
• Afternoon Off at YouTube

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