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The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds

Plot: 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
Release Date: Sunday, August 30 1998
27 years ago
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Portrait of Sue JohnstonSue Johnston. Sue Johnston was 54 in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Pat Phoenix'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 07 1943
Portrait of Denise BlackDenise Black. Denise Black was 40 in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Young Pat Phoenix'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 16 1958
Portrait of Tony ScannellTony Scannell. Tony Scannell was 53 in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Tony Booth'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 14 1945 –
Died: Tue, May 26 2020
Portrait of Keith NewbyKeith Newby. Keith Newby was 32 in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Young Tony Booth'.
Birthday: Fri, Oct 01 1965
Portrait of Ian LindsayIan Lindsay. Ian Lindsay was 58 in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Keith Pollitt'.
Birthday: Sat, Oct 21 1939
Portrait of Pauline WhitakerPauline Whitaker. Pauline Whitaker was >> in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Pauline Pollitt'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of John MiddletonJohn Middleton. John Middleton was 44 in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Tony Warren'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 07 1953
Portrait of Sidney LivingstoneSidney Livingstone. Sidney Livingstone was 53 in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Albert'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 29 1945
Portrait of Lorraine PetersLorraine Peters. Lorraine Peters was 63 in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Velvey'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 26 1935 –
Died: Wed, Oct 06 1999
Portrait of Mark ChattertonMark Chatterton. Mark Chatterton was >> in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'DHSS Investigator'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Laura RichmondLaura Richmond. Laura Richmond was >> in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'DHSS Investigator'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Trevor GreenTrevor Green. Trevor Green was >> in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Newsreader'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ian KershawIan Kershaw. Ian Kershaw was 55 in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'ASM'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 29 1943
Portrait of Vanessa Knox-MawerVanessa Knox-Mawer. Vanessa Knox-Mawer was >> in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Make-Up Artist'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peter LorenzelliPeter Lorenzelli. Peter Lorenzelli was 49 in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Director'.
Birthday: Fri, Sep 24 1948 –
Died: Tue, Dec 07 2021
Portrait of Simon MolloySimon Molloy. Simon Molloy was 50 in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Hospital Consultant'.
Birthday: Fri, Oct 24 1947
Portrait of Sally AdamsSally Adams. Sally Adams was >> in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Hospital Sister'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Helen HeaslipHelen Heaslip. Helen Heaslip was >> in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Intensive Care Nurse'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Joe SimpsonJoe Simpson. Joe Simpson was 32 in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Journalist'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 07 1966
Portrait of Matt HealyMatt Healy. Matt Healy was >> in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as '1st Drunk'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mark StrattonMark Stratton. Mark Stratton was >> in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as '2nd Drunk'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Bill PrydeBill Pryde. Bill Pryde was >> in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ron RoseRon Rose. Ron Rose was >> in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday