The religious beliefs of pet shop owner Joe (Freddie Jones) are shaken by the terminal illness of his daughter Lucy (Angharad Rees). For Potter, this play "makes more than a wry nod at possibilities which can comprehend pain, or disgust, or the implacable presence of death itself."
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Freddie Jones
Joe
Known for
The Elephant Man
Dune
Angharad Rees
Lucy
Known for
Hands of the Ripper
Alan Bridges
Dennis Potter
Graeme MacDonald
Dennis Waterman
Bobby
Known for
New Tricks
Scars of Dracula
Christopher Guard
John
Known for
The Lord of the Rings
Casualty
Edward Evans
Preacher
Also in
Heart of the Country
The Big Breaker
Patricia Franklin
Sally
Known for
The Alienist
The Kindred
Clive Graham
Doctor
Also in
Johnny English
Bat Out of Hell
Margaret John
Woman Customer
Known for
Gavin & Stacey
The Baker
Emrys Leyshon
Man Customer
Also in
Invasion
Return of the Saint
Alan Bridges Director · Dennis Potter Writer Stuart Walker Production designer
First release February 14, 1974 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 14, 1974
TV · BBC1 "Play for Today"
No release date listed for United States.
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