A film extra has won a chance for the big break in his career. He has two crucial lines in a television film, but nothing goes according to plan.
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Joe Black
Joe McGill
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Barbara Moore-Black
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Jack Shepherd
Phil Parish - Director
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Mark Wing-Davey
Terry
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Stanley Lebor
Don
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Fred Feast
Kenneth - Sound Recordist
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Diana Davies
Val
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Joe Belcher
Gaffer
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Link
Jim Bywater
Geoff
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Peter Russell
Colin
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Joyce Kennedy
Deirdre
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Wenda Brown
Shirley
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Mike Newell Director · Jack Rosenthal Writer
First release January 11, 1976 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Granada Television
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 11, 1976
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No release date listed for United States.
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