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Playhouse: The Workshop

on BBC Two England

by Jean-Claude Grumberg, translated and adapted for television by Tom Kempinski
with Lynn Farleigh as Simone, Lee Montague as Leon, Sandy Ratcliff as Mimi and Paul Freeman as Max

It is 1945 - just a year since the allied troops entered Paris - and Simone arrives for her first day of work at M. Leon's tailoring workshop.

Contributors

Auhor:
Jean-Claude Grumberg
Translated and adapted by:
Tom Kempinski
Costume Designer:
Raymond Hughes
Lighting:
Geoff Shaw
Designer:
John O'Hara
Producer:
Carol Robertson
Director:
Nicolas Kent
Simone:
Lynn Farleigh
Leon:
Lee Montague
Mimi:
Sandy Ratcliff
Max:
Paul Freeman
Helene:
Caroline Hutchison
Laurence:
Matyelock Gibbs
Giselle:
Jennifer Piercey
Marie:
Brenda Cavendish
First presser:
John Levitt
Second presser:
Desmond Adams
Machinist:
David Lyon
Machinist:
Martin Murphy
Simone's son:
Dominic Barter

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