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Jack Lemmon in The Prisoner of Second Avenue

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

also starring
Anne Bancroft with Gene Saks
Mel and Edna Edison live on the 14th floor of a New York City apartment house. The air-conditioning has broken down, the toilet flushes continuously and the noise from the neighbouring apartment is unbearable. Outside, the awful mid-summer heat makes the stench of the garbage worse. Then Mel loses his job ...
Screenplay by NEIL SIMON
Produced and directed by MELVIN FRANK (First showing on British television) Films: page 105
(Jack Lemmon plays International Pro-Celebrity Golf next Sunday)

Contributors

Unknown:
Anne Bancroft
Unknown:
Gene Saks
Unknown:
Edna Edison
Play By:
Neil Simon
Directed By:
Melvin Frank
Mel:
Jack Lemmon
Edna:
Anne Bancroft
Harry Edison:
Gene Saks
Pauline:
Elizabeth Wilson
Pearl:
Florence Stanley
Belle:
Maxine Stuart
Man upstairs:
Ed Peck
Charlie:
Gene Blakely
Psychiatrist:
Ivor Francis
Detective:
Stack Pierce
Source: Radio Times

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