Have Your Cake and Eat It
Have Your Cake and Eat It is a British romantic drama mini-series which was broadcast every Saturday and Sunday on BBC1 from 15 to 23 March 1997. The four-episode series was directed by Paul Seed and co-produced by Dave Edwards and Eileen Quinn. The show starred Miles Anderson as Sam Dawson, a middle-aged executive in the roller coaster industry. The plot follows Sam Dawson's affair with a younger woman, Allie Grey, and the impact on his marriage with Charlotte Dawson. The series simultaneously followed the affair and Sam’s professional pursuit of building a roller coaster called "Dragon Khan." The series co-starred Paul Brooke, David de Keyser, Ian McNeice, and James Purefoy. It was conceived by actor and television writer Rob Heyland, writer of Between the Lines and Wycliffe.
Cast
- Sinéad Cusack as Charlotte Dawson
- Miles Anderson as Sam Dawson
- Holly Aird as Allie Gray
- Paul Brooke as Stimpson
- David de Keyser as Michael
- Ian McNeice as Zief
- James Purefoy as Ben
- Guy Faulkner as Stephen Dawson
- Honeysuckle Weeks as Sophie Dawson
- Jay Barrymore as Max Dawson
- Holly Oppe as Polly Dawson
- Imogen Oppe as Molly Dawson
- Sally Dexter as Diane
- James Bolam as Nat Oliver
- Rebecca Front as Claire Gray
- Kate Blackham as Doreen
- Philip Glenister as Joe Martin
- Paul Mateu as Carlos
- Wolf Kahler as Gunther
- Toby Harper as Jose Maria