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A series of six short plays by Lester Powell.
[Starring] Jack Watling

Vast throngs of people teem through a main line terminus. They have problems, emotions, pleasures. Each week one person is followed into his or her private life

Contributors

Writer:
Lester Powell
Designer:
Richard Wilmot
Producer:
John Warrington
Celia Stobart:
Elizabeth Kentish
Michael Stobart:
Jack Watling
Sheila Bayton:
Sylvia Syms
Max Warner:
Norman Claridge
Mrs. Avon:
Beatrice Varley
Doctor:
Milton Rosmer
Narrator:
James McKechnie

Roll back the carpet and join in the fun at a Saturday night square-dance party in the West Country.
The Jolly Waggoners Square Dance Band plays the music, Nibs Matthews calls the figures, Pat Shaw sings the songs and Douglas Horner tells the stories.
Tonight's guest: Jackie Toaduff
Master of Ceremonies, Bernard Fishwick
(Nibs Matthews appears by permission of the English Folk Dance and Song Society)

Contributors

Musicians:
The Jolly Waggoners Square Dance Band
Caller:
Nibs Matthews
Singer:
Pat Shaw
Storyteller:
Douglas Horner
Dancer:
Jackie Toaduff
Master of Ceremonies:
Bernard Fishwick
Producer:
Duncan Wood

with Frankie Howerd aided and abetted by The Tanner Sisters, Gladys Morgan, Lee Young, Edna Savage, Dolores Ventura, Cavan O'Connor and Bruce Seton.
Dancers: Hermione Harvey and Peter Darrell
The George Mitchell Singers

Contributors

Comedian/presenter:
Frankie Howerd
Singers:
The Tanner Sisters
Comedienne:
Gladys Morgan
Singer:
Lee Young
Singer:
Edna Savage
Pianist:
Dolores Ventura
Singer:
Cavan O'Connor
Performer:
Bruce Seton
Dancer:
Hermione Harvey
Dancer:
Peter Darrell
Singers:
The George Mitchell Singers
Script:
Eric Sykes
Designer:
Richard Henry
Orchestra directed by:
Eric Robinson
Producer:
Ernest Maxin

BBC Television

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