Joe And Mary (ITV 1977, Bryan Marshall, Cathryn Harrison)

Drama. An updated take on the Nativity play Joe and Mary saw a married couple moving to a new town so Joe can start a new job, the only problem is it’s Christmas and finding accommodation is a major issue. Mary is also heavily pregnant and is forced to take refuge in a garage to have her baby.

production details
UK / ITV – Anglia / 1×60 minute episode / Broadcast Monday 19 December 1977 @ 9.00pm

Writer: Arden Winch / Production Design: Jane Martin / Executive Producer: John Woolf / Producer: John Rosenberg / Director: Gareth Davies

cast
Bryan Marshall as Joe
Cathryn Harrison as Mary
Barrie Ingham as Frank Forrest
Gerry Haggerty as Garage Attendant
Jeffery Kissoon as Peter Gold
Godfrey James as George
David Roper as Mervyn Ainsworth
Mary Healey as Beryl
Frank Duncan as Watkins
John Gill as Badger
Raymond Witch as Marsh
Elizabeth Millbank as Jean Meadows
Harry Waters as Harry Meadows
Paddy O’Hagan as Doug
Jill Balcon as Della Forbes
John Bryans as Reggie

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