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Born and Bred: The Best Man

BBC One
on BBC One London

First in a six-part drama series set in rural Lancashire in the 1950s and starring James Bolam and Michael French.

Dr Tom Gilder returns to his home village of Ormston for a wedding to find a mystery surrounding his GP father Arthur's plans for retirement.
Written by Chris Chibnall
Producer Phil Collinson ; Director Dave Innes Edwards
The latest addition to Sunday-night feelgood TV: page 23

Contributors

Writer:
Chris Chibnall
Producer:
Phil Collinson
Director:
Dave Innes Edwards
Arthur Gilder:
James Bolam
Tom Gilder:
Michael French
Deborah Gilder:
Jenna Russell
Phyllis Woolfe:
Maggie Steed
Reverend Brewer:
Clive Swift
Norman Pendleton:
Roger Lloyd Pack
Wilf Bradshaw:
John Henshaw
Linda Cosgrove:
Tracey Childs
Len Cosgrove:
Peter Gunn
Edna Pendleton:
Annette Badiand
Jean Bradshaw:
Naomi Radcliffe
Mr Boynton:
Donald Gee
Eddie Mills:
Samuel J Hudson
Helen Gilder:
Charlotte Salt
Bill:
Fine Time Fontayne
Source: Radio Times

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