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by Brian Hayles
with Julia Lockwood, Garfield Morgan
and Frances Bennett, Petra Davies, Bernard Horsfall, Geoffrey Palmer

At the beginning of the next century the British people take great pride in the fact that they lead the world with their system of Population Control. Based on computer analysis, the population has been stabilised by the use of an anti-fertility factor. However, everyone's complacency is rudely shattered when the wife of a highly esteemed Population Officer becomes pregnant for the second time although she is only licensed for one child. The most important question is: how did she do it?
(Colour)

Contributors

Writer:
Brian Hayles
Title Music composed and conducted by:
Norman Kay
Designer:
Barry Learoyd
Producer:
Alan Bromly
Director:
Michael Ferguson
Mary Beldon:
Julia Lockwood
Henry Beldon:
Garfield Morgan
John Stewart:
Bernard Horsfall
TV announcer:
Bernard Holley
Miss Harvey:
Lynda Marchal
Mrs. Proctor:
Frances Bennett
Gosford:
Geoffrey Palmer
Minister:
Petra Davies
Secretary:
Clare Shenstone
First man:
Steve Peters
Second man:
Derek Chafer
Susanna:
Cloe Ashcroft
Reporter:
Juan Moreno
Yates:
Davyd Harries
Computer voice:
John Witty

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