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The Sextet: Stoker Leishman's Diaries

on BBC Two England

by Peter Tinniswood
[Starring] Michele Dotrice, Ruth Dunning, Denholm Elliott, Richard Vernon, Dennis Waterman, Billie Whitelaw

Stoker Leishman, one of the surviving members of a Polar expedition, has long been neglected. But his scheming family think they are on to a gold mine in the form of his unpublished diaries. Our Polar hero, however, sees things a different way.

Contributors

Writer:
Peter Tinniswood
Script Editor:
Margaret Hare
Costumes:
Ursula Reid
Make-up:
Elizabeth Rowell
Designer:
Fanny Taylor
Producer:
Roderick Graham
Director:
Michael Hayes
Mrs Bentall:
Ruth Dunning
Dora:
Billie Whitelaw
Stoker Leishman:
Richard Vernon
Barbara:
Michele Dotrice
Gordon:
Dennis Waterman
Edgar:
Denholm Elliott

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