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Sitcom.
Frustrated British Rail clerk
Colin Watkins tries to make it
as a professional horror writer.
REGULAR
CAST
MEL
SMITH as Colin Watkins / LOUISA
RIX as Jenny Anderson / MIKE
GRADY as Des / MICHAEL MEDWIN as
John Langley(season 1) /
NICHOLAS BALL as Alan
Hunter(season 2) / ANDREW
ROBERTSON as Mr Travers
PRODUCTION
DETAILS
Writers:
Paul Smith, Terry Kyan / Producers:
John Kilby, Jamie Rix / Director:
Jamie Rix
UK
/ BBC2 / 12x30m-e / 1988/90 /
Season One: 18 October - 22
November 19 88 / Season Two: 12
January - 16 February 19 90
SEASON
ONE
6
Episodes / Tuesdays 9.00pm / 18
October - 22 November 1988
1.
FLAUNT IT
Colin
tries to justify his incredibly
tedious job in the complaints
department of British Rail and
also meet publisher John Langley
at a party.
With:-
KIM CLIFFORD as Mandy / TONY
HAASE as Trevor / KEN CAMPBELL
as Ted
2.
TIME OUT
Colin
is desperate to impress his
writing talents on John Langley
so that he gain a spot in the
forthcoming Langley book of
horror anthology.
3.
ENOUGH
Colin
has been told to lay off the
booze for a couple of weeks by
his doctor but has a hard time
convincing his workmates Trevor
and Graham.
With:-
IAN POLLIER as Doctor / TONY
HAASE as Trevor / LEE CORNES as
Graham / DAVID HATTON as Man in
Pub / LINDSAY DUNCAN as Rosemary
/ JONATHAN COY as Stuart
4.
PUSSYFOOT
John
Langley commissions Colin to
write a short story for the
Langley book of horror but will
Colin be able to meet the
deadline.
With:-
TONY HAASE as Trevor / LEE
CORNES as Graham / KIM CLIFFORD
as Mandy / GWEN TAYLOR as Mrs
D'Arcy / ROY HEATHER as Workman
5.
BACK FROM BENGAL
Colin
spends an anxious time waiting
to find out if John Langley will
accept his short story.
With:-
NICHOLAS PRITCHARD as Richard /
ROBIN DRISCOLL as Postman / NICK
WILTON as Postman / TONY HAASE
as Trevor / KIM CLIFFORD as
Mandy / CLAIRE TOEMAN as
Langley's Secretary
6.
NIGHT ON THE TOWN
Colin's
boss Travers spoils his plans
for attending a launch for party
in honour of the Eurotunnel;
then he learns his story has
been accepted by Langley but has
no one to celebrate with.
With:-
TONY HAASE as Trevor / LEE
CORNES as Graham / CLAIRE TOEMAN
as Langley's Secretary / PAUL B.
DAVIES as Waiter / SYLVIA BARTER
as Elderly Lady / MARK BURDIS as
Yob / ADAM FRENCH as Yob /
RAYMOND MASON as City Gent /
KEVIN ALLEN as Smoker / MMOLOKI
CHRYSTIE as Smoker
SEASON
TWO
6
Episodes / Fridays 9.00pm / 12
January - 16 February 1990
(7)
1. A BIT WHIFFY
Colin's
story after having been
published in the Langley book of
horror has attracted the
attention of film maker Alan
Hunter.
With:-
TONY HAASE as Trevor / LEE
CORNES as Graham / ALPHONISA
EMMANUEL as Vicky / CLAIRE
TOEMAN as Secretary / DAVID LYON
as Edison / NICK MALONEY as Man
at Party / PATRICK EDWARDS as
2nd Man at Party
(8)
2. A PIECE OF CAKE
Colin
makes a vow never to attend
another wedding but is persuaded
to be best man at work mat
Trevor's wedding and as usual
things don't go swimmingly for
Colin especially when his
drunken speech end up insulting
everyone from the bride to the
vicar.
With:-
TONY HAASE as Trevor / LEE
CORNES as Graham / ANDY TAYLOR
as Barry / DOMINIQUE BARNES as
The Stripper / JENNY JAY as
Waitress / ARTHUR WHITE as Man
at Wedding / BERNARD KAY as
Catering Manager / ROBERT
LLEWELLYN as Priest / EDDIE YEOH
as Waiter
(9)
3. ZANZIBAR
Colin
gets the chance to write script
for a possible TV series by Alan
Hunter.
With:-
TONY HAASE as Trevor / LEE
CORNES as Graham / KIM CLIFFORD
as Mandy / LINDSAY DUNCAN as
Rosemary / JONATHAN COY as
Stuart / GEOFFREY McGIVERN as
1st Writer / BERWICK KALER as
2nd Writer
(10)
4. NIGHT THOUGHTS
Colin
discovers that the body actually
needs sleep but first needs to
come up with an acceptable draft
script for Hunter.
With:-
ROY NORTH as Radio Presenter
(11)
5. FRANK
After
having, yet again, his latest
draft sent back by Hunter Colin
is desperate to rejig the ending
of his thriller, but he has
trouble coping with anything
when his father falls ill.
With:-
ANNETTE CROSBIE as Joyce / JANE
BOOKER as Sarah / NICHOLAS
PRITCHARD as Richard / GEOFFREY
WHITEHEAD as Consultant / NEIL
MULLARKEY as Undertaker
(12)
6. OUT TO LUNCH
On
a trip to France Jenny persuades
Colin that he should hand in his
notice at work to concentrate on
writing full time.
With:-
ANNETTE CROSBIE as Joyce / TONY
HAASE as Trevor / LEE CORNES as
Graham / ALPHONSIA EMMANUEL as
Vicky / KIM CLIFFORD as Mandy /
ANDRE MARANNE as French Man /
PHILIPPE GIRAUDEAU as French
Waiter
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