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They Disappear When You Lie Down (ITV Drama, Sally Grace)
In one off comedy drama They Disappear When You Lie Down, a pair of sisters Susie (Virginia Clarke) and Morag (Sally Grace) become deadly rivals when they take part in a mixed doubles table tennis tournament at a teacher training college. Susie is the better player of the two but Morag has certain other “attributes” that she brings to her game.
The table tennis experts brought in to assist were Kay Greenough, Mark Mitchell and Cameron McLeod but a prerequisite for the main roles was being able to play to a decent level. There is no love lost between Susie (left) and Morag when they use skill and sex appeal to topple the male opponents in the college table tennis finals. Lewis Collins, seen right, also starred.
Cast: Virginia Clarke (Susie), Sally Grace (Morag), Lewis Collins (Bobby), Stephen Mackenna (Jerry), Caroline Dowdeswell (Linda), Peter Armitage (Mike), David Hill (Harold), Jennifer Jones (Frieda), Jeffrey Cliff (Terry)
Writer: Tony Perrin / Production Design: James Weatherup / Producer: Nicholas Palmer / Director: Graham Evans
UK / ITV – ATV / 1×60 minute episode / Tuesday 11 June 1974 at 10.30pm