The Fox Trot
5.6
The first in a series of new plays. Arthur and Gwen, a cosy middle-aged couple, remember with nostalgia the pre-Motorway Britain of their youth. When Tom, an old friend, returns from voyaging the world their life takes a strange new turn.
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Cast
21 people
Donald Pleasence
Tom
Known for
Halloween
Prince of Darkness
Thora Hird
Gwen
Known for
The Nightcomers
A Kind of Loving
Irene Shubik
Philip Saville
Rhys Adrian
Michael Bates
Arthur
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
Frenzy
John Collin
Harry
Known for
Tess
Holocaust
Diana King
Maisie
Known for
Fawlty Towers
All in Good Faith
Wallace Campbell
The Drunk
Also in
Chariots of Fire
The Vital Spark
John J Carney
The Manager
Penny Service
Miss 'Windsor Castle'
Also in
The Stalls of Barchester
The Debussy Film
Jennifer Croxton
Miss 'Barley Mow'
Philip Saville Director · Rhys Adrian Writer Michael Johns Editor
First release April 29, 1971
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 29, 1971
TV
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
February 27, 1973
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