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Discontent with his home, his work and his football team, Jess Oakroyd tears up his insurance card and disappears into the night. Intent on going to Nuneaton, he instead finds himself on the ragged edges of showbusiness.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 79GoodWatch 85
IMDb7.9
Time to watch it all
8 h 15 min
9 episodes, about 55 min each
An episode a night: done in 9 nights.
First aired
1980
November 14, 1980
Ended 1981
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 11 more18 people
- John StrattonJess Oakroyd9 episodes
- Jeremy NicholasInigo Jolliphant9 episodes
- Frank MillsJimmy Nunn9 episodes
- John BlytheJoe Brundit9 episodes
- Jan FrancisSusie Dean9 episodes
- Judy CornwellElizabeth Trant9 episodes
- Bryan PringleMorton Mitcham9 episodes
- Jo KendallMrs. Joe9 episodes
- VMVivienne MartinElsie Longstaff9 episodes
Simon GreenJerry Jerningham9 episodes
Leslie SandsNarrator (voice)9 episodes
Margaret CourtenayLady Partlit4 episodes- ISIan SharpLeonard Oakroyd3 episodes
Barbara YoungMrs Oakroyd3 episodes- BSBill SimpsonDr Hugh McFarlane3 episodes
Alfred LynchJoby Jackson3 episodes- AHAlan HockeyPorson2 episodes
Barry JacksonMonte Mortimer1 episode
Directing · 1
- Bill Hays Director
Writing · 2
- Alan Plater Writer, Creator
- J. B. Priestley Novel
Production · 2
- Leonard Lewis Producer, Director
- David Cunliffe Executive Producer
Sound · 1
- David Fanshawe Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Mike Long Production Design
- Alan Pickford Production Design
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