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The First Lady: Vacancy

on BBC One London

by Leslie Sands
Starring Thora Hird, Robert Keegan, James Grout, Henry Knowles

School caretakers are not always the most popular people in a school. Often it is a thankless job, unappreciated by either boys or staff. Harry Sugden, caretaker of Tom's school, really deserves his unpopularity. When Sarah applies for a temporary job as a music teacher, she finds that he practically runs the school, bullying and overriding all opposition. But Sarah Danby is the last person in the world to stand a bully and the stage is set for a clash of temperaments that blows up to a major battle with no quarter given on either side.

Contributors

Writer:
Leslie Sands
Series devised by/From an initial idea by:
Alan Plater
From an initial idea by:
Philip Levene
Script Editor:
Gerry Davis
Designer:
Austin Ruddy
Producer:
David E. Rose
Director:
David Proudfoot
Holroyd:
Kaplan Kaye
Smeet:
Michael Crockett
Harry Sugden:
Michael Robbins
Tom Danby:
Henry Knowles
Sarah Danby:
Thora Hird
Walter Ford:
Richard Hurndall
Mr. Elliott:
Bernard Hepton
Miss Billings:
Nell Brennan
Will Tarrant:
Robert Keegan
George Kingston:
James Grout
Jennifer Shaw:
Mary Chester
Bert Webster:
John Comer

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