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The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds

19980.0 / 1080 min

Overview

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.

Cast

Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston

Pat Phoenix

Denise Black

Denise Black

Young Pat Phoenix

Tony Scannell

Tony Scannell

Tony Booth

Keith Newby

Keith Newby

Young Tony Booth

Ian Lindsay

Ian Lindsay

Keith Pollitt

Pauline Whitaker

Pauline Whitaker

Pauline Pollitt

John Middleton

John Middleton

Tony Warren

Sidney Livingstone

Sidney Livingstone

Albert

Lorraine Peters

Lorraine Peters

Velvey

Mark Chatterton

Mark Chatterton

DHSS Investigator

Laura Richmond

Laura Richmond

DHSS Investigator

Trevor Green

Trevor Green

Newsreader

Ian Kershaw

Ian Kershaw

ASM

Vanessa Knox-Mawer

Vanessa Knox-Mawer

Make-Up Artist

Peter Lorenzelli

Peter Lorenzelli

Director

Simon Molloy

Simon Molloy

Hospital Consultant

Sally Adams

Sally Adams

Hospital Sister

Helen Heaslip

Helen Heaslip

Intensive Care Nurse

Joe Simpson

Joe Simpson

Journalist

Matt Healy

Matt Healy

1st Drunk

Mark Stratton

Mark Stratton

2nd Drunk

Crew

Ron Rose

Ron Rose

Writer

Bill Pryde

Bill Pryde

Director