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Gumshoe

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

starring
F Albert Finney
I Billie Whitelaw
Fulton Mackay
L Albert Finney is Eddie M Ginley , a bingo caller in a Liverpool workingmen's club who dreams of being Humphrey Bogart , Elvis Presley and Dashiell Hammett all rolled into one. But when he tries to put his private-eye fantasies into action he soon finds himself up to his neck in sinister plots of murder, mayhem and South African politics sparked off by a mysterious 'fat man'.
Screenplay by NEVILLE SMITH Produced by MICHAEL MEDWIN Directed by STEPHEN FREARS
41 FILMS: page 16

Contributors

Unknown:
Albert Finney
Unknown:
Billie Whitelaw
Unknown:
Fulton MacKay
Unknown:
L Albert Finney
Unknown:
Eddie M Ginley
Unknown:
Humphrey Bogart
Unknown:
Elvis Presley
Unknown:
Dashiell Hammett
Unknown:
Neville Smith
Produced By:
Michael Medwin
Directed By:
Stephen Frears
Eddie Ginley:
Albert Finney
Ellen:
Billie Whitelaw
William:
Frank Finlay
Mrs Blackerscoon:
Janice Rule
Alison Wyatt:
Carolyn Seymour
John Straker:
Fulton MacKay
Bookshop proprietor:
George Innes
Jacob De Fries:
George Silver
Tommy:
Billy Dean
Anne Scott:
Wendy Richard
Naomi:
Maureen Lipman
Arthur:
Neville Smith
Azinge:
Oscar James
Joey:
Joey Kenton
Source: Radio Times

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