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The Gay Dog

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A comedy by Joseph Colton
[Starring] Wilfred Pickles
From the BBC's North of England studio

The two main concerns in the life of miner and greyhound owner Jim Gay are to see that his beloved dog Ravin' Beauty is kept in trim for the big race, and that the price is kept up. But complications arise when the vicar also enters a dog and Jim is forced to revise his whole strategy...

Contributors

Writer:
Joseph Colton
Designer:
Kenneth Lawson
Production:
Vivian A. Daniels
Jim Gay:
Wilfred Pickles
Maggie Gay, his wife:
Noel Dyson
Sally Gay, their daughter:
Amy Mitchell
Peter:
Brian Peck
Mrs. James:
Marion Dawson
Spud Ryan:
David Crane
Aunt Minnie:
Nan Marriott-Watson
Bert Gay:
John Barrie
The Rev. Henry Gowland:
Leonard Williams
Leslie Gowland:
Donald Churchill
Peggy Gowland:
Angela Browne
Source: Radio Times

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