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Playing Away

6.019871h 40mNRMovieTV MovieComedyDrama

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.

DirectorHorace Ové
WriterCaryl Phillips

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Cast · Directed by Horace Ové

NBNorman Beaton
Norman Beaton
Willie Boy
RURobert Urquhart
Robert Urquhart
Godfrey
HLHelen Lindsay
Helen Lindsay
Marjorie
NFNicholas Farrell
Nicholas Farrell
Derek
BBBrian Bovell
Brian Bovell
Stuart
GBGary Beadle
Gary Beadle
Errol
SLSuzette Llewellyn
Suzette Llewellyn
Yvette
TT
Trevor Thomas
Jeff
SKStefan Kalipha
Stefan Kalipha
Louis
BPBruce Purchase
Bruce Purchase
Fredrick
JMJoseph Marcell
Joseph Marcell
Robbo
SRSheila Ruskin
Sheila Ruskin
Viv

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Playing Away hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 20, 1987. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.