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The Wednesday Play: The Fabulous Frump

on BBC One London

by James Gibbins
with Sheila Steafel as Ella Macy, Peter Butterworth as Albert Gill, Donald Churchill as Harold, Patsy Rowlands as Trixie

Ella Macy is the caricature of a woman journalist. She drinks, swears, smokes cigars with the boys, and dresses like a mixture of a truck driver and a schoolmarm. Unbelievably, Ella is a top fashion writer, but when her newspaper editor decides the paper needs a new image, Ella realises the time has come for her to find a husband. Her victim is Albert Gill, fashion designer and mother's boy....

Contributors

Writer:
James Gibbins
Incidental music composed and conducted by:
Ron Grainer
Designer:
James Weatherup
Producer:
Irene Shubik
Director:
Peter Hammond
Ella Macy:
Sheila Steafel
Albert Gill:
Peter Butterworth
Harold:
Donald Churchill
Trixie:
Patsy Rowlands
Harry Day:
Peter Bayliss
Jean:
Sue Vaughan
Man at Fashion House:
Arthur Howard
Man at Fashion House:
Billy Milton
Man at Fashion House:
Jeffrey Gardiner
Receptionist:
Michael Ward
Journalist:
Richard Stilgoe
Tramp:
Ronnie Brody
Tramp:
Ian Wilson
Tramp:
Charlie Bird
Jim:
Brian Gardner

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