Funny Farm (Play for Today)
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"Funny Farm" is the 13th episode of fifth season of the British BBC anthology TV series Play for Today. The episode was a television play that was originally broadcast on 27 February 1975. "Funny Farm" was written by Roy Minton, directed by Alan Clarke, produced by Mark Shivas, and starred Tim Preece.[1][2]
| "Funny Farm" | |
|---|---|
| Play for Today episode | |
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| Episode no. | Series 5 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Alan Clarke |
| Written by | Roy Minton |
| Original air date | 27 February 1975 |
Alan Wellbeck (Tim Preece) is a nurse in a mental hospital. His day-to-day struggles with personal feelings and troubled patients provide humour and pathos against the backdrop of a public institution.[3]
Cast
- Tim Preece as Alan Welbeck
- Allan Surtees as Arthur Rothwell
- Bernard Severn as Ted Spinner
- Michael Bilton as Sidney Charlton
- Kenneth Scott as Jonathan
- John Locke as Jeff West
- Gordon Christie as Jack
- Anthony Langdon as Les Dewhurst
- Wally Thomas as Mr. Chadd
- Donald Bisset as Mr. Scully
- Terence Davies as Walter
- Arnold Diamond as James Ball
- Francis Mortimer as Graham
- Helena McCarthy as Joyce
- Michael Percival as John
- Dorothy Frere as Edna Ball
- Chris Sanders as Bill Spence
- Patricia Moore as Miss Taylor
- John Cross
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