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Summary
One day in 1947, Roy Osborne (Matthew Cottle) is admitted to a TB sanatorium.
He thinks he'll only be there for a few weeks, then finds that it could be several years before he can leave.
He finds himself sharing a room with Brian Clapton (Eddie Marsan). The two have regular visits from Roy's mother (Anita Dobson) and from Brian's mother (Patsy Rowlands).
Another frequent visitor is Jilly Howell (Samantha Beckinsale), the widow of the man who used to be in the bed now occupied by Roy.
This programme was based on the meeting of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson in a TB sanitorium in 1947.
Cast List
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Matthew Cottle
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Roy Osborne
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Eddie Marsan
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Brian Clapton
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Samantha Beckinsale
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Jilly Howell
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Anita Dobson
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Ivy Osborne
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Neil Stacy
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Bernard Walpole
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Patsy Rowlands
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Mrs Clapton
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William Osborne
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Jeffry
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Robert Bathurst
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Squadron Leader Harry Fielding
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Kate O'Toole
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Sister Shelley
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Michael Troughton
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Padre Donald Peters
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Hugh Bonneville
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Norman Tucker
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Production Details
Written by:
Ray Galton, John Antrobus
Directed by:
Christine Gernon
Produced by:
Philip Kampff
1 series, 6 episodes
Transmitted: 1997
BBC Television
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