''Yesterday's Dreams'' is a British romantic drama television series produced by Central Television for ITV. The series was written by Peter Gibbs and starred Paul Freeman and

Judy Loe Judith Margaret Loe (born 6 March 1947) is an English actress known for her work in television. Early life Loe was born in Urmston, Lancashire, the only child of Norman Scarborough Loe, who worked in the equipment business, and Nancy (née ...

. Freeman and Loe play divorced couple Martin and Diane Daniels who rekindle their relationship after Diane begins a temping job at Martin's firm. Much of the series filmed in Tideswell, Derbyshire.

Synopsis

Seven years on from their divorce, Diane and Martin Daniels are living separate lives. Although Martin is at the peak of his career in the aerospace industry, he is coming under increasing pressure at work. Diane and her two teenage children live with her new partner Don, whose garage business is now in the doldrums. When financial problems force Diane to find work, the first company her secretarial agency places her with is Martin's. Inevitably, the two meet. Memories are shared, and old passions are rekindled, leading to painful decisions for everyone involved.

Cast and characters

* Paul Freeman as Martin Daniels *

as Diane Daniels *

Trevor Byfield Trevor Mills Byfield (20 October 1943 – 11 October 2017) was a British character actor particularly well known for his roles on British television. In many of his later roles he was credited as Zig Byfield. Theatre work Prior to his work in t ...

as Don Ackford *

Patrick Troughton Patrick George Troughton (; 25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor. He became best known for his roles in television, most notably starring as the Second Doctor, second incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the lo ...

as Jack Daniels *Damien Lyne as Matthew Daniels *Frances Atkinson as Kate Daniels *

Ed Devereaux Edward Sidney Devereaux (27 August 192517 December 2003), better known professionally as Ed Devereaux, was an Australian actor, director, and scriptwriter who lived in the United Kingdom for many years. He was best known for playing the part of ...

as Gil *Kate McKenzie as Lynsey * Hugh Fraser as Dearman *Valerie Holliman as Sylvie *Margaret Devlin as Olive *Thelma Whiteley as Madge

DVD releases

Network released the series on

DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any ki ...

in Region 2.

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0283233, title=Yesterday's Dreams 1987 British television series debuts 1987 British television series endings 1980s British drama television series 1980s British television miniseries ITV television dramas Television series by ITV Studios British English-language television shows Television shows produced by Central Independent Television Television shows set in Derbyshire