The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds (1998)
Sue Johnston stars in this intimate drama exploring the life of Coronation Street star Pat Phoenix. Follow her affair with fellow actor Tony Booth in the 50s that ended in heartbreak, and what eventually happened to the pair years later.
Director: Bill Pryde
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Sue Johnston as Pat Phoenix |
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Denise Black as Young Pat Phoenix |
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Tony Scannell as Tony Booth |
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Keith Newby as Young Tony Booth |
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Ian Lindsay as Keith Pollitt |
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Pauline Whitaker as Pauline Pollitt |
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John Middleton as Tony Warren |
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Sidney Livingstone as Albert |
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Lorraine Peters as Velvey |
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Mark Chatterton as DHSS Investigator |
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Trevor Green as Newsreader |
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Ian Kershaw as ASM |
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Vanessa Knox-Mawer as Make-Up Artist |
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Peter Lorenzelli as Director |
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Simon Molloy as Hospital Consultant |
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Sally Adams as Hospital Sister |
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Helen Heaslip as Intensive Care Nurse |
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Joe Simpson as Journalist |
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Matt Healy as 1st Drunk |
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Mark Stratton as 2nd Drunk |
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Laura Richmond as DHSS Investigator |
| Writing | Ron Rose | Writer |
| Directing | Bill Pryde | Director |