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August for the People

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on BBC Television

A 'farcical' tragedy by Nigel Dennis.
Starring Eric Portman
with Brenda de Banzie
and Norman Bird, Edric Connor, Jack May, Kevin Brennan, Arthur Mullard, Pauline Munro, John Westbrook

Contributors

Writer:
Nigel Dennis
Designer:
Marilyn Taylor
Producer:
Ayton Whitaker
Toastmaster:
Ivor Spencer
Sir Augustus Thwaites:
Eric Portman
Mr Glumly:
Kevin Brennan
Lord Woodham:
Jack May
Mr Bolt:
Norman Bird
First reporter:
Peter Hoar
Second reporter:
Terence Brook
Third reporter:
Kenneth McClellan
Angela, Thwaites's daughter:
Pauline Munro
Mrs Fulton Thwaites's mistress:
Brenda de Banzie
Finola:
Pat Quinn
English lady reporter:
Constance Lorne
French lady reporter:
Paulette Preney
Dr Swinburne:
John Westbrook
Female Visitor:
Merelina Kendall
Husband:
Roger Kemp
Colin Thompson:
Eric Dodson
Mrs Thompson:
Rosemary Rogers
Cyril Beamer:
Arthur Mullard
Woman with the red hat:
Bee Duffell
Miss Willoughby:
Sonia Graham
The Lichee of Tambucca:
Edric Connor
Aide to the Lichee:
Gemi Anbade
Press Attache:
Emanuel Ayoola
Organiser:
John Devaut
Source: Radio Times

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