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Last in a comedy series by Peter Tinniswood featuring Leslie Phillips as a useless and forgetful MP. 4:Time to Confess. Sir Plympton Makepeace admits to having based his persona on untruths and fantasy. The façade is down as he reveals his innermost wishes and pays homage to the great and glorious voices of the wireless of long ago. Director Enyd Williams

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Peter Tinniswood
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Leslie Phillips
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Sir Plympton Makepeace
Director:
Enyd Williams
Source: Radio Times

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