diff --git a/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/m3u-vod-detail/m3u-vod-detail.component.html b/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/m3u-vod-detail/m3u-vod-detail.component.html
index 8a2505391..c1d407481 100644
--- a/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/m3u-vod-detail/m3u-vod-detail.component.html
+++ b/libs/playlist/m3u/feature-player/src/lib/m3u-vod-detail/m3u-vod-detail.component.html
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
     }
 
     <div detail-extras>
-        <app-cast-crew-row [cast]="cast()" [directors]="directorMembers()" />
+        <!-- M3U has no actor page: the people stay plain entries -->
+        <app-cast-crew-row
+            [cast]="cast()"
+            [directors]="directorMembers()"
+            [interactive]="false"
+        />
     </div>
 </app-portal-detail-shell>
diff --git a/libs/ui/components/src/lib/detail-ui/cast-crew-row.component.spec.ts b/libs/ui/components/src/lib/detail-ui/cast-crew-row.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1006ed35d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ui/components/src/lib/detail-ui/cast-crew-row.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import type { TmdbEnrichedCastMember } from '@iptvnator/shared/interfaces';
+import { CastCrewRowComponent } from './cast-crew-row.component';
+
+const ACTOR: TmdbEnrichedCastMember = {
+    name: 'Ada Vance',
+    character: 'Captain',
+    tmdbPersonId: 501,
+} as TmdbEnrichedCastMember;
+
+describe('CastCrewRowComponent', () => {
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<CastCrewRowComponent>;
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+        await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+            imports: [CastCrewRowComponent, TranslateModule.forRoot()],
+        }).compileComponents();
+        fixture = TestBed.createComponent(CastCrewRowComponent);
+        fixture.componentRef.setInput('cast', [ACTOR]);
+    });
+
+    function person(): HTMLElement {
+        const element = (fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement).querySelector(
+            '.person'
+        );
+        expect(element).not.toBeNull();
+        return element as HTMLElement;
+    }
+
+    it('offers a person with a TMDB id as a button that opens the actor page', () => {
+        const personSelected = jest.fn();
+        fixture.componentInstance.personSelected.subscribe(personSelected);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(person().getAttribute('role')).toBe('button');
+        expect(person().getAttribute('tabindex')).toBe('0');
+        person().click();
+        expect(personSelected).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ACTOR);
+    });
+
+    it('renders plain entries for a host without an actor page', () => {
+        const personSelected = jest.fn();
+        fixture.componentInstance.personSelected.subscribe(personSelected);
+        fixture.componentRef.setInput('interactive', false);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        // A focusable button that does nothing would mislead mouse and
+        // keyboard users alike.
+        expect(person().getAttribute('role')).toBeNull();
+        expect(person().getAttribute('tabindex')).toBeNull();
+        expect(person().classList.contains('person--clickable')).toBe(false);
+        person().click();
+        expect(personSelected).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+});
diff --git a/libs/ui/components/src/lib/detail-ui/cast-crew-row.component.ts b/libs/ui/components/src/lib/detail-ui/cast-crew-row.component.ts
index 3fe9df2d0..6adba7851 100644
--- a/libs/ui/components/src/lib/detail-ui/cast-crew-row.component.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/components/src/lib/detail-ui/cast-crew-row.component.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function scrollToCastCrewRow(): void {
  * "Cast & crew" row under the hero: 72px round avatars with the full name
  * and the character (or "Director"), the director first, initials when a
  * person has no photo. A click on a person with a TMDB id opens the actor
- * page through the host.
+ * page through the host; a host without one renders plain entries.
  */
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-cast-crew-row',
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ export class CastCrewRowComponent {
     readonly cast = input<readonly TmdbEnrichedCastMember[]>([]);
     readonly directors = input<readonly TmdbEnrichedCastMember[]>([]);
     readonly headingId = input<string | null>('detail-cast-crew');
+    /** False when the host has no actor page: nobody becomes a button that does nothing. */
+    readonly interactive = input(true);
 
     readonly personSelected = output<TmdbEnrichedCastMember>();
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ export class CastCrewRowComponent {
     );
 
     isClickable(entry: CastCrewEntry): boolean {
-        return !!entry.member.tmdbPersonId;
+        return this.interactive() && !!entry.member.tmdbPersonId;
     }
 
     select(entry: CastCrewEntry): void {