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Local Hero

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Starring Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert

MacIntyre attempts to negotiate a 'fair' price for a new oil refinery with the villagers of Ferness in Scotland. But Ferness can have a strange effect on its visitors.
Producer David Puttnam
Barry Norman: page 31
(Ceefax subtitles)

Contributors

Producer:
David Puttnam
Writer/Director:
Bill Forsyth
Happer:
Burt Lancaster
MacIntyre:
Peter Riegert
Urquhart:
Denis Lawson
Oldsen:
Peter Capaldi
Ben:
Fulton MacKay
Victor:
Chris Rozycki
Marina:
Jenny Seagrove
Stella:
Jennifer Black
Rev Mac:
Christopher Asante
Geddes:
Ricky Fulton
Source: Radio Times

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