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Play for Today: Dreams of Leaving

on BBC One London

A film by David Hare
with Bill Nighy as William and Kate Nelligan as Caroline

William came to work in Fleet Street in 1971. London meant girls, as many girls as he could find. Then he met Caroline and so it began, that very strange summer... Caroline said the best of her life.

BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Writer/Director:
David Hare
Music:
Nick Bicat
Film Cameraman:
Michael Williams
Film Editor:
Mike Hall
Designer:
Michael Edwards
Script Editor:
Roger Gregory
Producer:
David Rose
William:
Bill Nighy
Caroline:
Kate Nelligan
Andrew:
Andrew Seear
Xan:
Mel Smith
Stievel:
Johnny Shannon
Mrs Alexander:
Helen Lindsay
Aaron:
Julian Littman
Colin:
Charles Dance
Robert:
Hilton McRae
Gallery owner:
Tony Mathews
Keith:
Gary Holton
Keith's lawyer:
Raymond Brody
Drunken journalist:
David Ryall
Miss Collins:
Annie Hayes
Doctor:
George Raistrick
Laura:
Maria Harper

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