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The First Lady: A Cross for Sarah

on BBC One London

by Harry Green
Starring Thora Hird, Robert Keegan, James Grout and Henry Knowles

'Jobs for the boys' is a slogan found in every walk of life. It even applies in Furness, as Sarah finds out when sitting on a committee to appoint a new Children's Librarian. The successful candidate just happens to be the niece of one of the other committee members. Sarah herself is accused of nepotism... 'how did her Tom get his teacher's post at Furness Grammar School?' Furious, she determines to start a full-scale Danby campaign to investigate the truth...

Contributors

Writer:
Harry Green
Series devised by/From an initial idea by:
Alan Plater
From an initial idea by:
Philip Levene
Script Editor:
Gerry Davis
Designer:
Cynthia Kljuco
Producer:
Terence Dudley
Director:
David Proudfoot
Fred Glossop:
George A. Cooper
Joe:
David Landon
Sarah Danby:
Thora Hird
Miss Thomas:
Chrys Salt
John Whitby:
Iain Anders
Rose Webb:
Julie Paulle
Deb Rushton:
Anne Kristen
Tom Danby:
Henry Knowles
Will Tarrant:
Robert Keegan
George Kingston:
James Grout
Bert Webb:
Hamilton Dyce
Kirstie:
Vivienne Schofield
Margaret Kingston:
Margaret John

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