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The First Lady: To Hell with Purity

BBC One
on BBC One London

by Hugh Forbes
Starring Thora Hird, Robert Keegan, James Grout and Henry Knowles
With John Woodnutt, Neil Wilson
(Postponed from April 3)

Councillor James, a Furness shop-keeper, is engaged in a longstanding feud with Cobden, the Town Clerk. He sees a chance to bring pressure on Cobden over the suspected fluoridation of the Furness water supply. Sarah Danby comes to Cobden's rescue, but only succeeds in putting herself back in the line of fire.

Contributors

Writer:
Hugh Forbes
Series devised by/From an initial ida by:
Alan Plater
From an initial idea by:
Philip Levene
Script Editor:
Gerry Davis
Designer:
Daphne Shortman
Producer:
Terence Dudley
Director:
Mark Cullingham
Sarah Danby:
Thora Hird
Tom Danby:
Henry Knowles
George Kingston:
James Grout
Purvis:
Alan Gerrard
Brian Cobden:
John Woodnutt
Alice Cobden:
Elizabeth Bradley
Councillor James:
Neil Wilson
Miss Pratt:
Eileen Page
Molly James:
Lesley Daine
Grierson:
Lennard Pearce
Will Tarrant:
Robert Keegan
Source: Radio Times

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