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One Way Pendulum

on BBC Television

by N.F. Simpson.
Starring Alison Leggatt, Richard Pearson and John Laurie
with Joan Hickson, Patsy Rowlands, Alex Scott, Frank Finlay

From the Midlands

In an ordinary suburban home, what do you expect to find? A father wrestling with a witness box, a son training his weighing machines, a mother steering her sister between the railway stations of the Outer Hebrides? Life at the Groomkirbys goes on as usual.

Contributors

Writer:
N.F. Simpson
Producer:
Brandon Acton-Bond
Designer:
Charles Carroll
Arthur Groomkirby:
Richard Pearson
Robert Barnes:
Frank Finlay
Mrs Groomkirby:
Alison Leggatt
Kirby Groomkirby:
Roddy Maude-Roxby
Sylvia Groomkirby:
Patsy Rowlands
Aunt Mildred:
Joan Hickson
Mrs Gantry:
Anna Wing
Stanley Honeyblock:
Douglas Livingstone
Judge:
John Laurie
Policeman:
Jeremy Longhurst
Clerk of the Court:
Walter Horsbrugh
Usher:
Frank Forsyth
Prosecuting Counsel:
Alex Scott
Defending Counsel:
Ernest Hare

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