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starring Will Hay with Moore Marriott , Graham Moffatt
In the first of today's star comedies, Captain Viking, highly incompetent chief of Bishop Wallop fire brigade and his inept assistants, Albert and Harbottle, are given one last chance by the local council. Confident of success, they decide that increased efficiency depends on streamlining their horse-drawn fire service . ,
Screenplay by MARRIOTT EDGAR , VAL GUEST, J. O. C. ORTON. Produced by EDWARD BLACK Directed by MARCEL VARNEL
. Films: page 13

Contributors

Unknown:
Moore Marriott
Unknown:
Graham Moffatt
Unknown:
Bishop Wal
Unknown:
Marriott Edgar
Unknown:
J. O. C. Orton.
Produced By:
Edward Black
Directed By:
Marcel Varnel
Capt Benjamin Viking:
Will, Hay
Jerry Harbottle:
Moore Marriott
Albert Brown:
Graham Moffatt
Chief Officer:
Peter Gawthorne
Hank Sullivan:
Eric Clavering
Jim Baker:
Hugh McDermott
Youth:
Charles Hawtrey

starring Brian Cant with Alex Norton , Delia Morgan Janine Sharp , Jonathan Cohen with the Play Away Band
Musical arrangements by JONATHAN COREH Designer GWEN EVANS
Director ANNE GOBEY. Producer ANN mat

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Cant
Unknown:
Alex Norton
Unknown:
Delia Morgan
Unknown:
Janine Sharp
Unknown:
Jonathan Cohen
Arrangements By:
Jonathan Coreh
Designer:
Gwen Evans
Director:
Anne Gobey.

starring
George Formby, Phyllis Calvert
Lancashire's own George Formby is in fine form as a ukulele player mistaken for a secret agent in Norway in the early days of World War 11. In spite of his predicament and the hazards of espionage George still finds time to sing ...
Screenplay by joiin DIGHTON
AUSTIN MELFORD, ANGUS MACPHAIL and BASIL DEARDEN
Produced by MICHAEL BALCON Directed by MARCEL VARNEL
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Contributors

Unknown:
Phyllis Calvert
Unknown:
George Formby
Unknown:
Angus MacPhail
Unknown:
Basil Dearden
Produced By:
Michael Balcon
Directed By:
Marcel Varnel
George:
George Formby
Mary:
Phyllis Calvert
Mendez:
Garry Marsh
Slim:
Romney Brent
Nelson:
Bernard Lee
Ivy:
Coral Browne

The Benson and Hedges Masters from the Wembley Conference Centre First Semi-final
DESMOND LYNAM introduces further coverage of the afternoon's match. Commentators TED lowe
JACK KARNEHM , CLIVE EVERTON Summariser REX WILLIAMS

Contributors

Introduces:
Desmond Lynam
Commentators:
Ted Lowe
Unknown:
Jack Karnehm
Unknown:
Clive Everton
Unknown:
Rex Williams

An Open Door programme made by Schools Against the Bomb
Does ' the Bomb' mean the end of the world, or do we believe what the Government tells us-that it's there to ensure our safety? The group of young people making tonight's programme, the first in a new series of Open Door, don't believe a word of it, Mrs Thatcher. They explain why they believe Britain should disarm as a first step towards world peace - as well as lessening its chances of being used for Russian target practice.
A Public Access programme made with the help of the COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES UNIT

Contributors

Unknown:
Mrs Thatcher.

The television weekly review presented by Ludovic Kennedy who discusses Muck and Brass (Central), Forty Minutes: The Last Resort (BBC2) and Playhouse: Preview (BBC2) with T. Dan Smith , John Willis and Peter Devalle
Director PETER DALE
Producer JOHN ARCHER

Contributors

Unknown:
Ludovic Kennedy
Unknown:
T. Dan Smith
Unknown:
John Willis
Unknown:
Peter Devalle
Director:
Peter Dale
Producer:
John Archer

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

starring Mari Kiss, Tom Wentzel
When Pekka arrives in Budapest with messages for a friend's fiancée he has a wonderful time with Mari and her two girlfriends. Their only common language is phrasebook English, but everything goes swimmingly until Agi and Hi explain their ingenious plan to get Mari legally out of the country ...
This engaging comedy about foiling immigration laws was made as a Hungarian/Finnish co-production with a sharp eye for the foibles of each country.
Directed by Janos Zsombolyai
A Hungarian/Finnish film with English subtitles. Films: page 13

Contributors

Directed By:
Janos Zsombolyai
Mari:
Mari Kiss
Hi:
Cecilia Esztergalyos
Agi:
Agi Margittay
Pekka:
Tom Wentzel
Erik:
Juha Hypponen
Pekka's mother:
Eila Rinne
Pekka's father:
Kalevi Kahra

Eight personal accounts of experiences which have changed people's lives.

Ranjit Watson's great passion in life was cricket. His hope of winning an Oxford blue was destroyed by a brutal road accident which caused him to lose a third of his body and to pray hard that he would die. Ranjit talks about his battle with God, his miraculous recovery and his uphill fight to regain a sense of purpose and a will to live.

Contributors

Speaker:
Ranjit Watson
Research:
Fay Dickey
Director:
Michael Shoesmith
Producer:
John Wilcox

The Benson and Hedges Masters
'from the Wembley Conference Centre Second Semi-final
Ex-World Champions TERRY GRIFFITHS and ALEX HIGGINS - the current Masters Champion, are seeded to appear in tonight's 11-frame match, which will decide who goes forward to tomorrow's final. DESMOND LYNAM introduces the best frames and the result.
TV presentation NICK HUNTER , BILL TAYLOR

Contributors

Unknown:
Terry Griffiths
Introduces:
Desmond Lynam
Unknown:
Nick Hunter
Unknown:
Bill Taylor

starring Valentina Cortesa Serge Reggiani with Audrey Hepburn
Following the murder of their father, a victim of political tyranny in France, Maria and her young sister Nora are sent for safety to London. Returning to France for the Paris Exhibition in 1937, Maria innocently becomes involved in a plot to assassinate her father's killer and is soon to learn the corrupting effects of using violence to resist violence.
Screenplay by THOROLD DICKINSON and WOLFGANG WILHELM Produced by SIDNEY COLE
Directed by THOROLD DICKINSON
. Films: page 13

Contributors

Unknown:
Valentina Cortesa
Unknown:
Serge Reggiani
Unknown:
Audrey Hepburn
Unknown:
Thorold Dickinson
Unknown:
Wolfgang Wilhelm
Produced By:
Sidney Cole
Directed By:
Thorold Dickinson
Maria:
Valentina Cortesa
Louis:
Serge Reggiani
Anselmo:
Charles Goldner
Nora:
Audrey Hepburn
Nora as a child:
Angela Fouldes
Penny:
Megs Jenkins
Miss Jackson:
Irene Worth
Insp Eliot:
Reginald Tate
Sgt Newcome:
Norman Williams
Manager of the British Pavilion:
Michael Shepley
Mrs Kellick:
Athene Seyler
Syd Burnett:
Sydney Tafler
Steenie:
Geoffrey Hibbert
Charlie Cairoli and Paul:
Themselves

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