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Scoop: 2: The Compleat Traveller

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

by Evelyn Waugh
Adapted in seven parts by Barry Took
Starring Harry Worth as William Boot

Despite complications in obtaining his passport and visas, William Boot, unwilling war correspondent of the Daily Beast, finally makes his way to Ishmaelia. On the way he meets the mysterious Mr Baldwin...

with Sheila Hancock as Mrs Stitch, Brian Oulton as Salter, Kenneth J. Warren as Lord Copper, John Junkin as Baldwin, James Beck as Corker, Gerald Flood as John Boot
and in order of appearance: [remaining cast]

Contributors

Author:
Evelyn Waugh
Adapted by:
Barry Took
Design:
Roger Murray-Leach
Producer:
Michael Mills
William Boot:
Harry Worth
Mrs Stitch:
Sheila Hancock
Salter:
Brian Oulton
Lord Copper:
Kenneth J. Warren
Baldwin:
John Junkin
Corker:
James Beck
John Boot:
Gerald Flood
Hotel valet:
Ken Wynne
Robert:
Philip Lennard
Slatternly woman:
Eileen May
First Consul:
Bruce Callender
Second Consul:
Jules Walter
Delivery boy:
Robert Forbes
Cuthbert:
Hugh Latimer
First Customs Officer:
John Leslie
Second Customs Officer:
Richard Pescud
Ship's Steward:
Derek Griffiths
French Administrator:
Neville Barber
Source: Radio Times

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