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Musical Playhouse presents: A Sparrow in Fleet Street

on BBC Television

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[Starring] Charlie Chester
A new British musical, packed with tunes and laughs, it tells the story of Pinky Wright, the cheerful Cockney newspaper seller whose pitch in Fleet Street gives him ideas about becoming a top-flight reporter.

With Terence Alexander, Michael Balfour Janet Ball, Tudor Evans, Rosemary Squires
Original book and lyrics by Charlie Chester
Music by Ken Morris and Frank Davison
Adapted for television by Sidney Nelson and Maurice Harrison

Passers-by, reporters, secretaries, tic-tac man, bookmakers, spivs, race-goers, etc., played by The Dancers and The George Mitchell Choir

Contributors

Original book and lyrics:
Charlie Chester
Music:
Ken Morris
Music:
Frank Davison
Adapted by:
Sidney Nelson
Adapted by:
Maurice Harrison
Orchestra conducted by:
Eric Robinson
Orchestrations:
Ray Terry
Choral Settings:
George Mitchell
Choreography:
Deirdre Vivian
Film Cameraman:
Charles Parnell
Film Editor:
Pamela Bosworth
Designer:
George Djurkovic
Producer:
Dennis Main Wilson
Pinky Wright:
Charlie Chester
Penny:
Rosemary Squires
News Editor:
John Blyth
A Reporter:
Kim Grant
Jackson:
Michael Balfour
The Editor:
Tudor Evans
Miss Graves:
Janet Ball
Johnny:
Terence Alexander
Mr. Dandy:
Eric Dodson
Bookmaker:
Max Bacon
Tipster:
Henry Kay
A Small Spiv:
Clive Dunn
Mcarty:
Cecil Brock
Lord Selsby:
Roger Maxwell
Jockey:
Jimmy Sutherland
A Copy Boy:
Richard Greenford
Race Course Official:
John Cabot
Gent's Outfitter:
Leon Cortez
Head Waiter:
Fred Stone
A Small Waiter:
Clive Dunn
Night Club Manager:
Freddie Bamberger
Detective:
Kim Grant
Passers-by, reporters, secretaries, tic-tac man, bookmakers, spivs, race-goers, etc.:
The Dancers
Passers-by, reporters, secretaries, tic-tac man, bookmakers, spivs, race-goers, etc.:
The George Mitchell Choir

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