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The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Comedy: Sitcoms

Series of comic plays starring Stanley Baxter

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Series 2

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Series 2: Episode 2: Pasta Alfredo at Cafe Alessandro

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Episode 2

Episode 2: Pasta Alfredo at Cafe Alessandro

Series 2

Pasta Alfredo at Cafe Alessandro

BBC Radio 4 - The Stanley Baxter Playhouse, Series 2, Pasta Alfredo at Cafe Alessandro

By Rona Munro. An Italian cafe owner in Glasgow defends the honour of his native land.

By Rona Munro. An Italian cafe owner in Glasgow employs guile and cunning to defend the honour and environment of his beloved native land. With Luisa Pretolani. From January 2008.

Series of comic plays starring Stanley Baxter.

By Rona Munro.

An Italian cafe owner in Glasgow employs a little guile and cunning to defend the honour and the environment of his beloved native land.

Sandy ...... Stanley Baxter
Antonia ...... Luisa Pretolani
Christina ...... Tracy Wiles
Christopher ...... John Kazek 
Rockafella ...... John Guerrasio
Radio Interviewer ...... Gordon Kennedy

Directed by Marilyn Imrie

A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4.

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