Alexander Morton
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Alexander "Sandy" Morton (born 24 March 1945 in Glasgow
) is a Scottish
actor.
at the Central School of Speech and Drama
from 1965–68 and is well known for his roles in several leading drama series, such as Taggart
, Second Sight
, Between the Lines, Minder
, and Casualty
, movies such as Croupier
and London to Brighton
and single dramas The One That Got Away (1996), Looking After Jo Jo
(1998), and The Man-Eating Wolves of Gysinge (2005).
He is best known for playing the gamekeeper Golly Mackenzie
in the BBC
TV series Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005), and before that made regular appearances over the 1980s and 1990s as the evil Andy Semple in Scottish soap Take the High Road
.
Highlights of his stage career include his critically acclaimed Scots rendition of Shakespeare's Macbeth
and R.P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
, both directed by Robert Carlyle, who was a founder member, with Morton, of Raindog Theatre Company. Alexander also worked regularly with theatre companies 7:84 and Borderline, and has appeared at the Traverse, the Lyceum, the Bush, the Royal Court, in repertory all over the UK as well as regular appearances in pantomime, notably at the King's Theatre in Glasgow.
Morton's radio work is highly regarded; In 2006 he played the Prince of Darkness
in the BBC radio
adaptation of Dracula
(Voyage of the Demeter, 2006). He was also the first actor to play Inspector Rebus
in the first adaptation of Ian Rankin
's Rebus series of books. He regularly provides voices for video games, including Heavenly Sword, Witcher and Viking: Battle for Asgard.
, Crown Court, Billy Liar
and Softly, Softly
.
Alexander Morton was the subject of a Punch Cartoon in 1972.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
) is a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
actor.
Acting career
Morton trained in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
at the Central School of Speech and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
The Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in London in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students...
from 1965–68 and is well known for his roles in several leading drama series, such as Taggart
Taggart
Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme, created by Glenn Chandler, who has written many of the episodes, and made by STV Productions for the ITV network...
, Second Sight
Second Sight (TV series)
Second Sight was a British television crime drama written by Paula Milne that aired on BBC One from 2000 to 2001.- Premise :Second Sight is the story of Detective Chief Inspector Ross Tanner , a maverick cop who finds out he has a rare disease and is going blind....
, Between the Lines, Minder
Minder (TV series)
Minder is a British comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television and shown on ITV...
, and Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
, movies such as Croupier
Croupier
A croupier or dealer is someone appointed at a gambling table to assist in the conduct of the game, especially in the distribution of bets and payouts. Croupiers are typically employed by casinos.-Origin of the word:...
and London to Brighton
London to Brighton
London to Brighton is a 2006 award-winning British film. The film was written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.-Plot:The film opens with a woman and child, Kelly and Joanne, bursting into a London toilet. Joanne is crying and Kelly has a black eye...
and single dramas The One That Got Away (1996), Looking After Jo Jo
Looking After Jo Jo
Looking After Jo Jo is a 1998 BBC Scotland television drama starring Robert Carlyle as a petty thief turned drug dealer in Edinburgh in the 1980s. It is set in and around the North Sighthill housing estate....
(1998), and The Man-Eating Wolves of Gysinge (2005).
He is best known for playing the gamekeeper Golly Mackenzie
Golly Mackenzie
Golly Mackenzie is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. Golly is played by Scottish actor Alexander 'Sandy' Morton....
in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV series Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005), and before that made regular appearances over the 1980s and 1990s as the evil Andy Semple in Scottish soap Take the High Road
Take the High Road
Take the High Road was a Scottish soap opera produced by Scottish Television, and set in the fictional village of Glendarroch , and claims to have about 2 million fans, including the Queen Mother...
.
Highlights of his stage career include his critically acclaimed Scots rendition of Shakespeare's Macbeth
Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
and R.P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a play based on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel of the same name. Dale Wasserman's stage adaptation, with music by Teiji Ito, made its Broadway preview on November 12, 1963, its premiere on November 13, and ran until January 25, 1964 for a total of one preview and 82...
, both directed by Robert Carlyle, who was a founder member, with Morton, of Raindog Theatre Company. Alexander also worked regularly with theatre companies 7:84 and Borderline, and has appeared at the Traverse, the Lyceum, the Bush, the Royal Court, in repertory all over the UK as well as regular appearances in pantomime, notably at the King's Theatre in Glasgow.
Morton's radio work is highly regarded; In 2006 he played the Prince of Darkness
Prince of Darkness
Prince of Darkness is a box set of four CDs by Ozzy Osbourne released in 2005. The first two CDs are Osbourne's solo work containing various studio recordings, live tracks, b-sides, demos and outtakes, and the last two CDs are duets on disc three and cover songs on disc four...
in the BBC radio
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company...
adaptation of Dracula
Dracula
Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
(Voyage of the Demeter, 2006). He was also the first actor to play Inspector Rebus
Rebus
A rebus is an allusional device that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. It was a favourite form of heraldic expression used in the Middle Ages to denote surnames, for example in its basic form 3 salmon fish to denote the name "Salmon"...
in the first adaptation of Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin, OBE, DL , is a Scottish crime writer. His best known books are the Inspector Rebus novels. He has also written several pieces of literary criticism.-Background:He attended Beath High School, Cowdenbeath...
's Rebus series of books. He regularly provides voices for video games, including Heavenly Sword, Witcher and Viking: Battle for Asgard.
Personal life
He has been married three times and has two children, Kerry (b. 1970) and Jamie (b. 1980). His first wife was Pam Scotcher The Unfortunate Pen, PoldarkPoldark
Poldark is a BBC television series based on the novels written by Winston Graham which was first transmitted in the UK between 1975 and 1977.-Outline:...
, Crown Court, Billy Liar
Billy Liar
Billy Liar is a 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse, which was later adapted into a play, a film, a musical and a TV series. The work has inspired and featured in a number of popular songs....
and Softly, Softly
Softly, Softly (TV series)
Softly, Softly is a British television drama series, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1 from January 1966. It centred around the work of regional crime squads, plain-clothes CID officers based in the fictional region of Wyvern - supposedly in the Bristol and Chepstow area of the UK...
.
Alexander Morton was the subject of a Punch Cartoon in 1972.
Film and television credits
- 1971 Get CarterGet CarterGet Carter is a 1971 British crime film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a gangster who sets out to avenge the death of his brother in a series of unrelenting and brutal killings played out against the grim background of derelict urban housing in the city of...
- Hubert - 1979 Play for Today (TV): Ploughman's Share - Dave
- 1980-1994 Take the High RoadTake the High RoadTake the High Road was a Scottish soap opera produced by Scottish Television, and set in the fictional village of Glendarroch , and claims to have about 2 million fans, including the Queen Mother...
(TV soap) - Andy Semple - 1981 Play for Today (TV): The Good Time Girls - Alec Park
- 1984 MinderMinder (TV series)Minder is a British comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television and shown on ITV...
(TV series): Windows - Alex - 1985 TaggartTaggartTaggart is a Scottish detective television programme, created by Glenn Chandler, who has written many of the episodes, and made by STV Productions for the ITV network...
(TV series): Dead Ringer - David Balfour - 1986 Dramarama – Waiting for Elvis (1986)
- 1987 First Sight (TV series) - Frank Riley
- 1987 Bookie (TV series) - Ross
- 1988 Winners and Losers
- 1990 Silent ScreamSilent Scream (1990 film)Silent Scream is a 1990 biopic film about convicted murderer Larry Winters, in which Robert Carlyle made his film debut. It was directed by David Hayman.- Plot :...
- Don Winters - 1992 Rab C. NesbittRab C. NesbittRab C. Nesbitt is a Scottish sitcom which began in 1988. Produced by BBC Scotland, it stars Gregor Fisher as an alcoholic Glaswegian who believed unemployment was the life for him...
(TV series) - Police Inspector Mccrae - 1992-1994 Firm Friends (TV sitcom) - D.I. Hogg
- 1993 Between the Lines (TV series) - Superintendent Tyrell
- 1993 TaggartTaggartTaggart is a Scottish detective television programme, created by Glenn Chandler, who has written many of the episodes, and made by STV Productions for the ITV network...
(TV series): Death Benefits - John Fraser - 1994 Screen Two: Men of the Month (TV play) - James
- 1994 Jolly a Man for All Seasons - Police Sergeant Watson
- 1994 Crime Story - John McVicar
- 1994 The Tales of Para HandyThe Tales of Para HandyThe Tales of Para Handy was a Scottish television series set in the west of Scotland, based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro. It was a sitcom about a puffer boat and its crew.It ran from 1994 to 1995 on BBC One, a total of nine episodes....
- John Cruickshank - 1996 Bad Boys - Dick
- 1996 The One that Got AwayThe One That Got AwayThe One That Got Away is a 1957 World War II film starring Hardy Krüger and featuring Michael Goodliffe, Jack Gwillim and Alec McCowen. It was directed by Roy Ward Baker with a screenplay written by Howard Clewes...
- Big Bob (credited as Sandy Morton) - 1996 Nightlife (TV movie) - D.C.Dave
- 1997 Looking After Jo JoLooking After Jo JoLooking After Jo Jo is a 1998 BBC Scotland television drama starring Robert Carlyle as a petty thief turned drug dealer in Edinburgh in the 1980s. It is set in and around the North Sighthill housing estate....
- DS Alistair Wright - 1997 Bombay Blue - Jack Grey
- 1997 Love Me Tender (TV movie) - Tommy
- 1998 CroupierCroupierA croupier or dealer is someone appointed at a gambling table to assist in the conduct of the game, especially in the distribution of bets and payouts. Croupiers are typically employed by casinos.-Origin of the word:...
- David Reynolds - 1999-2000 Second SightSecond Sight (TV series)Second Sight was a British television crime drama written by Paula Milne that aired on BBC One from 2000 to 2001.- Premise :Second Sight is the story of Detective Chief Inspector Ross Tanner , a maverick cop who finds out he has a rare disease and is going blind....
(TV series) - DS Julian - 1999 Life Support - Alan Carswell
- 2000-2005 Monarch of the Glen (TV series) - Golly McKenzie (in every episode)
- 2003 Dead Simple - Victor
- 2005 The Man-Eating Wolves of Gysinge (TV movie) - Malmberg Nilsson
- 2006-2008 CasualtyCasualty (TV series)Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
(TV series) - 2006 London to BrightonLondon to BrightonLondon to Brighton is a 2006 award-winning British film. The film was written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.-Plot:The film opens with a woman and child, Kelly and Joanne, bursting into a London toilet. Joanne is crying and Kelly has a black eye...
- Duncan Allen - 2007 Kitchen (TV movie) - Mr. Glasgow
- 2009 Valhalla Rising - Chieftain Barde
- 2010 TaggartTaggartTaggart is a Scottish detective television programme, created by Glenn Chandler, who has written many of the episodes, and made by STV Productions for the ITV network...
: The Rapture - James Hardie - 2010 LutherLuther (TV series)Luther is a British psychological crime drama television series starring Idris Elba as the title character Detective Chief Inspector John Luther. A first series of six episodes was broadcast on BBC One from 4 May to 8 June 2010. The second series of four episodes was shown on BBC One in summer 2011...
(TV series) - Bill Winingham
Selected theatre credits
| Selected stage productions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Play | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | An Me Wi a Bad Leg Tae | Peter | Original production of Billy Connolly Billy Connolly William "Billy" Connolly, Jr., CBE is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin... 's first play, directed by Stuart Mungall |
| 1979 | Slab Boys Trilogy | Mr. Curry/Workman | John Byrne's critically acclaimed series of stage plays |
| 1984 | William Wallace William Wallace Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence.... |
William Wallace | Borderline Theatre Company, Directed by Stuart Mungall. |
| 1985 | The Bruce | Robert the Bruce | Edinburgh Festival Edinburgh Festival The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August... |
| 1986 | Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide... |
Robert Burns | By Joe Corrie, Scottish Theatre Company Scottish Theatre Company The Scottish Theatre Company was started in 1980 under the direction of actor Ewan Hooper, but for most of its 8 years it was directed by his successor Tom Fleming. From its production base in Glasgow, where its home theatre was the Theatre Royal, it set out its policy of presenting Scottish and... ; Directed by David Hayman |
| 1986 | The Gorbals Story | Peter O'Reilly | By Robert Mcleish. 7:84 7:84 7:84 was a Scottish left-wing agitprop theatre group. The name comes from a statistic, published in The Economist in 1966, that 7% of the population of the UK owned 84% of the state's wealth.... Theatre Co. Directed by David Hayman David Hayman David Hayman is a Scottish film and television actor and director, best known for his role as DCS Mike Walker in ITV drama Trial and Retribution. He also a prominent supporter of the SNP's call for Scottish independence.... |
| 1989 | The Sash | William MacWilliam | By Hector MacMillan. 7:84 7:84 7:84 was a Scottish left-wing agitprop theatre group. The name comes from a statistic, published in The Economist in 1966, that 7% of the population of the UK owned 84% of the state's wealth.... Theatre Co. Directed by Gerard Kelly Gerard Kelly Paul "Gerard" Kelly was a Scottish actor who appeared in many comedies, most notably in City Lights, Rab C Nesbitt, and Scotch and Wry. He had more serious roles, including PC David Gallagher in Juliet Bravo , villain Jimmy in EastEnders and the villainous Callum Finnegan on Brookside... |
| 1991 | Red Riding Hood: The Sequel | Wolverine | Directed by Andy Gray Andy Gray Andrew Mullen Gray is a Scottish retired footballer who played for several clubs in Scotland and England. He also represented his country... . |
| 1991 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a play based on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel of the same name. Dale Wasserman's stage adaptation, with music by Teiji Ito, made its Broadway preview on November 12, 1963, its premiere on November 13, and ran until January 25, 1964 for a total of one preview and 82... |
R.P.McMurphy | Raindog Raindog Raindog is a Glasgow based theatre company founded in 1990 by Robert Carlyle and Alexander Morton.- Foundation :Raindog's first production, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, starring Alexander Morton as R.P McMurphy was received with great acclaim in 1991. Robert Carlyle won best director award... Theatre Company. Directed by Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle, OBE is a Scottish film and television actor. He is known for a variety of roles including those in Trainspotting, Hamish Macbeth, The Full Monty, The World Is Not Enough, Angela's Ashes, The 51st State, and 28 Weeks Later... |
| 1992 | Macbeth Macbeth The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607... : In the Scots Scots language Scots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster . It is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Celtic language variety spoken in most of the western Highlands and in the Hebrides.Since there are no universally accepted... Tongue |
Macbeth | Raindog Theatre Company. Best Director Award: Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle, OBE is a Scottish film and television actor. He is known for a variety of roles including those in Trainspotting, Hamish Macbeth, The Full Monty, The World Is Not Enough, Angela's Ashes, The 51st State, and 28 Weeks Later... |
| 1994 | Dick Wittington | King Rat | With Christopher Biggins Christopher Biggins Christopher Kenneth Biggins is an English actor and media personality.-Career:Biggins was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England and brought up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he took elocution lessons and participated in local drama groups... . King's Theatre, Glasgow |
| 1995 | Follow Follow: The Rangers Story | Max Factor | King's Theatre Glasgow/Glasgow Rangers FC; Directed by Ron Bain |
| 1996 | The Architect | Leo Black | Directed by Philip Howard, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh |
| 1998 | Buried Treasure | Frank McCoig | Directed by Robin Lefevre, Lyric Theatre, London |
Radio credits
| Selected BBC Radio plays | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | The Thirty Nine Steps | Franklin P. Scudder | Considered the most faithful adaptation of John Buchan's book. |
| 1988 | Death of a Fly | Alec Bodine | Murder mystery told from the perspective of a fly. |
| 1995 | The Serpent's Back | Cully | First Adaptation of Ian Rankin Ian Rankin Ian Rankin, OBE, DL , is a Scottish crime writer. His best known books are the Inspector Rebus novels. He has also written several pieces of literary criticism.-Background:He attended Beath High School, Cowdenbeath... 's Cully series |
| 1997 | Let it Bleed | Inspector Rebus Rebus A rebus is an allusional device that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. It was a favourite form of heraldic expression used in the Middle Ages to denote surnames, for example in its basic form 3 salmon fish to denote the name "Salmon"... |
First adaptation of Ian Rankin Ian Rankin Ian Rankin, OBE, DL , is a Scottish crime writer. His best known books are the Inspector Rebus novels. He has also written several pieces of literary criticism.-Background:He attended Beath High School, Cowdenbeath... 's Rebus books |
| 1998 | Tunes of Glory Tunes of Glory Tunes of Glory is a 1960 British film directed by Ronald Neame, based on the novel and screenplay by James Kennaway. The film is a "dark psychological drama" centring on events in a Scottish Highland regimental barracks in the period following World War II... |
Basil Barrow | |
| 2004 | Dr Korczak's Example | Dr. Janusz Korczak Janusz Korczak Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit was a Polish-Jewish children's author, and pediatrician known as Pan Doktor or Stary Doktor... |
BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the... Saturday Play Saturday Play The Saturday Play is a regular feature on BBC Radio 4 and is described as "Thrillers, mysteries, love stories and detective fiction, as well as an occasional special series."The Saturday Play is part of the BBC's series... directed by Lu Kemp Lu Kemp She directed How to Tell The Truth by Chris Dunkley for the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough in 2003, and Almost Blue for the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith in 2005 which won The Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award 2005. Previously she worked with TAG Theatre Company, Glasgow on a... |
| 2005 | The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch | Swatchell | BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation... The Wire directed by Lu Kemp Lu Kemp She directed How to Tell The Truth by Chris Dunkley for the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough in 2003, and Almost Blue for the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith in 2005 which won The Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award 2005. Previously she worked with TAG Theatre Company, Glasgow on a... |
| 2007 | Voyage of the Demeter Demeter In Greek mythology, Demeter is the goddess of the harvest, who presided over grains, the fertility of the earth, and the seasons . Her common surnames are Sito as the giver of food or corn/grain and Thesmophoros as a mark of the civilized existence of agricultural society... |
Count Dracula Count Dracula Count Dracula is a fictional character, the titular antagonist of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula and archetypal vampire. Some aspects of his character have been inspired by the 15th century Romanian general and Wallachian Prince Vlad III the Impaler... |
Morton offers a terrifying rendition of the Prince of Darkness Prince of Darkness Prince of Darkness is a box set of four CDs by Ozzy Osbourne released in 2005. The first two CDs are Osbourne's solo work containing various studio recordings, live tracks, b-sides, demos and outtakes, and the last two CDs are duets on disc three and cover songs on disc four... |
| 2008 | They Have Oak Trees in North Carolina | Ray | BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the... Friday Play directed by Gaynor Macfarlane Gaynor Macfarlane Gaynor Macfarlane directed the first, second, fourth, sixth and seventh radio series of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.In the Theatre Gaynor Macfarlane has directed Wit by Margaret Edson, Folie à Trois by Sarah Wooley and The Past is not a Place by Beatrice Colin for the Stellar Quines Theatre... |
| 2011 | Occupation | Kenny Gall | BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the... Afternoon Play Afternoon Play The Afternoon Play is a long-running drama programming strand, broadcast every weekday at 2.15pm on BBC Radio 4. Each play lasts for 45 minutes, and roughly 190 new Afternoon Plays are broadcast each year.... directed by Gaynor Macfarlane Gaynor Macfarlane Gaynor Macfarlane directed the first, second, fourth, sixth and seventh radio series of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.In the Theatre Gaynor Macfarlane has directed Wit by Margaret Edson, Folie à Trois by Sarah Wooley and The Past is not a Place by Beatrice Colin for the Stellar Quines Theatre... |