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Summary
Sir Giles Lynchwood (George Cole) is a power-hungry Member of Parliament who is married to the formidable Lady Maud (Geraldine James).
Sir Giles plots to get a motorway built through the grounds of Handyman Hall, the ancestral home of Lady Maud's family. He sees this as a way of persuading her to move away from the family seat, to live somewhere more "civilised". He would also like to get his hands on the compensation which would be available from the government once the road building programme was agreed.
Lady Maud is vehemently opposed to the idea of a motorway being built. She enlists the help of Blott (David Suchet), an ex-POW of Italian extraction who proves to be an expert in guerrilla warfare.
Cast List
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George Cole
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Sir Giles Lynchwood
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Geraldine James
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Lady Maud Lynchwood
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David Suchet
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Blott
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Julia McKenzie
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Mrs Forthby
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Simon Cadell
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Dundridge
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Georgina Anderson
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Mrs Bullett-Finch
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Geoffrey Bayldon
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Ganglion
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Geoffrey Chater
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Minister
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Patrick Godfrey
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Mr Bullett-Finch
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Production Details
Created by:
Tom Sharpe
Written by:
Malcolm Bradbury
Directed by:
Roger Bamford
Produced by:
Evgeny Gridneff
1 series, 6 episodes
Transmitted: 1985
TV Channel: BBC2
BBC Television
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