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A Stitch in Time

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Classic slapstick comedy about a bumbling butcher's boy who takes a shine to a recently orphaned girl while visiting his boss in hospital.

He vows to return to see her again - only to be banned by the hospital administrator who sees him as a troublemaker. Not to be deterred, the hapless youth dreams up a number of devious schemes to regain entry. Show less

Contributors

Norman Pitkin:
Norman Wisdom
Director:
Robert Asher
Grimsdale:
Edward Chapman
Janet Haskell:
Jeanette Sterke
Sir Hector:
Jerry Desmonde
Lady Brinkley:
Jill Melford
Cpl Welsh:
Glyn Houston
Capt Russell:
Peter Jones
Prof Crankshaw:
Ernest Clark
Dr Meadows:
Patrick Cargill
Producer:
Hugh Stewart

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