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A feature film starring Norman Wisdom with Edward Chapman
Jeannette Sterke , Jerry Desmonde Norman Pitkin is assistant to Mr Grimsdale, family butcher. When the latter swallows his gold .watch, Norman sends for an ambulance.
Then things start going wrong ...
Director ROBERT ASHER
. Films: page 11
(Norman Wisdom is in Saturday Night at the Mill: tonight, 11.20 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Wisdom
Unknown:
Edward Chapman
Unknown:
Jeannette Sterke
Unknown:
Jerry Desmonde
Unknown:
Norman Pitkin
Director:
Robert Asher
Norman Pitkin:
Norman Wisdom
Grimsdale:
Edward Chapman
Janet Haskell:
Jeannette Sterke
Sir Hector:
Jerry Desmonde
Lady Brinkley:
Jill Melford

Introduced by Frank Bough
12.35*
Football Focus
As championship, promotion and relegation battles move into the final weeks of the season, BOB wiLSON spotlights the clubs heading for honours or trouble.
1.0*
The 1977 'Flat' Season
Will the French renew their 1976 stranglehold on our top prizes? Or will it be the year of Ireland and Vincent O'Brien ? JIMMY LINDLEY rides and JULIAN WILSON reviews Europe's top racehorses.
1.25, 2.35, 3.15,4.30* International
Badminton from the Empire Pool, Wembley The All-England Championships
Finals day, in the presence of HRH THE PRINCESS MARGARET, of the premier badminton event in the world.
GILLIAN GILKS , who last year won three titles, has to defend them this year against competitors from 19 nations.
Organised in association with John Player and Sons.
Commentator PETER WEST
1.50, 2.25, 2.55*
Racing from Newbury
2.0 Kencot Handicap 'Chase (2im)
2.30 ' Greenham Group' Handicap Hurdle (2m)
3.5 Betterton Steeplechase (3m) Commentators JULIAN WILSON and RICHARD PITMAN
2.10, 3.15*
The World Table
Tennis Championships from the National
Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
The 34th World Championships is the biggest international sporting event to be held in this country since the 1948 Olympic Games. Competitors from 66 countries will be competing during the next 11 days for the Team and Individual World
Titles.
This afternoon, China begins her defence of the Swaythling Cup, the men's team event, and the Marcel Corbillon Cup , the women's team event.
Commentators TONY GUBBA
PETER WALKER and ALAN RANSOME
3.50*
Rugby League Cup Semi-final from Wigan
Leeds v St Helens
St Helens, the Cup-holders, meet Leeds, this season's Yorkshire Cup winners.
Commentator EDDIE WARING
4.45* Final Score
Today's timetable:
12.35 Football Focus
1.6 The 1977 ' Flat ' Season
1.25 Badminton; 1.50 Racing
2.10 Table Tennis: 2.25 Racing
2.35 Badminton; 2.55 Racing
3.15 Badminton/Table Tennis
3.45 Football News; 3,50 Rugby League
4.30 Badminton; 4.45 Final Score
* Timings may be changed by events
Television presentation: Table Tennis PAUL LANG
BOB BUNCAN and JOHN SHREWSBURY Badminton JOHNNIE WATHERSTON Racing RICHARD TILLING
Rugby League NICK hunter Football FOCUS TERRY LONG Grandstand producer BRIAN VENNER
Editor ALAN HART

Contributors

Introduced By:
Frank Bough
Introduced By:
Vincent O'Brien
Unknown:
Jimmy Lindley
Unknown:
Julian Wilson
Unknown:
Gillian Gilks
Commentators:
Julian Wilson
Commentators:
Richard Pitman
Unknown:
Marcel Corbillon Cup
Commentators:
Tony Gubba
Unknown:
Peter Walker
Unknown:
Alan Ransome
Commentator:
Eddie Waring
Unknown:
Paul Lang
Unknown:
Bob Buncan
Unknown:
John Shrewsbury
Unknown:
Badminton Johnnie Watherston
Producer:
Brian Venner
Editor:
Alan Hart

presenting the optimistic, indestructible panther who is permanently in the pink and the Inspector with unquenchable joie de vivre who hardly ever gets his man in a triple helping of comic fantasy
Pink Panther theme by HENRY MANCINI

Contributors

Unknown:
Henry Mancini

starring
Elvis Presley , Barbara Stanwyck with Leif Erickson , Joan Freeman
The travelling carnival owned by Maggie Moore is struggling to survive until Maggie hires itinerant singer Charlie Main as a ' roustabout ' - the carnival's general handyman.
Director JOHN rich. Films: page 11

Contributors

Unknown:
Elvis Presley
Unknown:
Barbara Stanwyck
Unknown:
Leif Erickson
Unknown:
Joan Freeman
Unknown:
Maggie Moore
Charlie Main:
Elvis Presley
Maggie Moore:
Barbara Stanwyck
Cathy Lean:
Joan Freeman
Joe Lean:
Leif Erickson
Madame Mijanou:
Sue Anne Langdon
Harry Carver:
Pat Buttram
Marge:
Joan Staley
Arthur Nielsen:
Dabs Greer

A further selection of the most popular items from past shows starring Dick Emery
Written by JOHN WARREN and JOHN SINGER featuring
JOHN CLIVE , HELEN FRASER
VICTOR MADDERN , DAVID STOLL
HAROLD BERENS , JOHN KANE
MICHAEL KNOWLES , SAM KYDD JENNY MCCRACKEN , with TIM BARRETT , TIMOTHY BATESON
MICHAEL NAPIER BROWN
JACQUIE-ANN CARR , JUNE JAGO
ANDREW KNOX , JOHN F. LANDRY
LARRY MARTYN , NORMAN MITCHELL DONALD MORLEY and Christopher Banks , Michael Bunker Peter Clapham , Charles Hill
Stella Kemball , Raymond Mason Gail Playfair , Michael Stainton Jerry Stovin
Principal film cameraman BILL MATTHEWS Studio lighting GEORGE SUMMERS Studio sound MIKE MCCARTHY
Principal designer BERNARD LLOYD-JONES Producer HAROLD SNOAD

Contributors

Unknown:
Dick Emery
Written By:
John Warren
Written By:
John Singer
Unknown:
John Clive
Unknown:
Helen Fraser
Unknown:
Victor Maddern
Unknown:
David Stoll
Unknown:
Harold Berens
Unknown:
John Kane
Unknown:
Michael Knowles
Unknown:
Sam Kydd
Unknown:
Jenny McCracken
Unknown:
Tim Barrett
Unknown:
Timothy Bateson
Unknown:
Michael Napier Brown
Unknown:
Jacquie-Ann Carr
Unknown:
June Jago
Unknown:
Andrew Knox
Unknown:
John F. Landry
Unknown:
Larry Martyn
Unknown:
Norman Mitchell
Unknown:
Donald Morley
Unknown:
Christopher Banks
Unknown:
Michael Bunker
Unknown:
Peter Clapham
Unknown:
Charles Hill
Unknown:
Stella Kemball
Unknown:
Raymond Mason
Unknown:
Gail Playfair
Unknown:
Michael Stainton
Unknown:
Jerry Stovin
Unknown:
Bill Matthews
Unknown:
George Summers
Unknown:
Mike McCarthy
Designer:
Bernard Lloyd-Jones
Producer:
Harold Snoad

Bob Langley , Donny MacLeod with Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen invite you to join them for late-night conversation, music and entertainment live from the entrance hall of Pebble Mill.
Tonight's guests: Norman Wisdom Omar Sharif , Nola Rae
Director ROY NORTON.
Producer ROY RONNIE

Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Langley
Unknown:
Donny MacLeod
Unknown:
Kenny Ball
Unknown:
Pebble Mill.
Unknown:
Norman Wisdom
Unknown:
Omar Sharif
Unknown:
Nola Rae
Director:
Roy Norton.
Producer:
Roy Ronnie

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