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Press for Time

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

British comedy about the hapless grandson of the prime minister, a news vendor outside Parliament. He is forced into a career change by his grandfather, who arranges him a job as a reporter on a small seaside newspaper. However, things do not go according to plan when the rookie reporter sets off for the coastal town of Tinmouth. Show less

Contributors

Norman/Wilfred/Emily Shields:
Norman Wisdom
Major Bartlett:
Derek Bond
Ruby Fairchild:
Tracey Crisp
Mrs Corcoran:
Noel Dyson
Alderman Corcoran:
Derek Francis
Willoughby:
Peter Jones
Mr Ross:
David Lodge
Mr Nottage:
Stanley Unwin
Director:
Robert Asher

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