Play for Today Desert of Lies (Season 14, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 75 min | Comedy, Drama

Play for Today

Desert of Lies (Season 14, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 75 min | Comedy, Drama

Jake and Sue's expedition to the Kalahari Desert in 1983 follows in the footsteps of an earlier trek in 1848 by two missionaries. The two pairs of travellers, in the past and the present, meet with disaster.

Director

Writer

Producer

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Dan Rae

Production Designer

Stuart Walker

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 13, 1984

Release date

Mar 13, 1984 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

16 wins & 16 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
27 cast members

Name	Known for
Cherie Lunghi Sue Sue See fewer	Excalibur (1981)
Mick Ford Jake Jake See fewer	Scum (1979)
Tim Wylton George George See fewer	Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Terence Rigby Isaiah Broom Isaiah Broom See fewer	Get Carter (1971)
Tom Bell Abel Broom Abel Broom See fewer	The L-Shaped Room (1962)
Elizabeth Bell Sarah Broom Sarah Broom See fewer	Esther Waters (1964)
Nicola Wright Ruth Broom Ruth Broom See fewer	Malpractice (2023)
Elizabeth Anson Esther Broom Esther Broom See fewer	Red Dwarf (1988)
Mel Warren Jonah Broom Jonah Broom See fewer	Grange Hill (1978)
Samantha Lewis Susannah Broom Susannah Broom See fewer	Grange Hill (1978)
Toby Scopes Daniel Broom Daniel Broom See fewer	Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
Niklaus Cashman Hosea Broom Hosea Broom See fewer	Play for Today (1970)
Rufus Sefothoma 1st Bushman 1st Bushman See fewer	Play for Today (1970)
John Matshikiza 2nd Bushman 2nd Bushman See fewer	Beyond Borders (2003)
Paul Jesson Bryan - Newspaper Editor Bryan - Newspaper Editor See fewer	Coriolanus (2011)
Louis Mahoney Sylveste Sylveste See fewer	Captain Phillips (2013)
Michael Bilton Missionary Society Secretary Missionary Society Secretary See fewer	The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Peter Cartwright South Africa Official South Africa Official See fewer	Gandhi (1982)
Craig Crosbie Person at Party Person at Party See fewer	Ali G Indahouse (2002)
Sara Heliane Elliot Person at Party (as Sara-Heliane Elliot) Person at Party (as Sara-Heliane Elliot) See fewer	Crown Court (1972)
Nicholas Frankau Person at Party Person at Party See fewer	'Allo 'Allo! (1982)
Robin Hayter Person at Party Person at Party See fewer	Polo's Dream (2022)
Joanna Lane Person at Party Person at Party See fewer	Icebound in the Antarctic (1983)
Elizabeth McKechnie Person at Party Person at Party See fewer	Creep (I) (2004)
Ian Michie Person at Party Person at Party See fewer	Grey Granite (1983)
Jane Myerson Person at Party Person at Party See fewer	Gandhi (1982)
Barry Stearn Person at Party Person at Party See fewer	Damage (1992)