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The True Life Story of Andy Capp

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A film about the North East's best-known cartoon character, his creator Reg Smythe, and the town of Hartlepool where they both come from.

Andy Capp first appeared in the Daily Mirror in 1957: he is now syndicated in 42 countries and in 13 different languages. Despite Andy's fame, Reg Smythe firmly resists any attempts to analyse him -'I never try to explain Andy Capp or make excuses for him: he and I look at life from the same point of view - we come from the same environment.'

Contributors

Subject:
Reg Smythe
Narrator:
Joe Melia
Writer/Producer:
Margaret Dale
Source: Radio Times

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