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.
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Cast
Sue Johnston
as Pat Phoenix
Susan Johnston, OBE (née Wright; born 7 December 1943) is an English actress known for playing Sheila Grant in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1982–1990), Barbara Royle in the BBC comedy The Royle...
Denise Black
as Young Pat Phoenix
Denise Black is an English actress, perhaps best known for her roles in the British soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street..
Tony Scannell
as Tony Booth
Thomas Anthony Scannell was an Irish actor, known for his role as DS Ted Roach in ITV's The Bill..
Keith Newby
as Young Tony Booth
Keith Newby is an English actor who has appeared on shows like Coronation Street, The Bill, and Eastenders..
Ian Lindsay
as Keith Pollitt
Ian Lindsay is an English actor, known for his roles in British Men Behaving Badly, Mike Bassett: England Manager, and Forever Green..
Pauline Whitaker
as Pauline Pollitt
Pauline Whitaker is an English actress, known for Far from the Madding Crowd, Coronation Street, and Bad Girls..
Director
Bill Pryde