| "Funny Farm" | |
|---|---|
| Play for Today episode | |
.jpg) Ad featuring Tim Preece | |
| Episode no. | Series 5 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Alan Clarke |
| Written by | Roy Minton |
| Produced by | Mark Shivas |
| Original air date | 27 February 1975 |
"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]
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]
- 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
- ^ "Funny Farm (1975)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Broadcast – BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 27 February 1975.
- ^ "Funny Farm (1975) – British Television Drama". 31 March 2013.
- "Funny Farm" at IMDb
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| "Funny Farm" | |
|---|---|
| Play for Today episode | |
|
Ad featuring Tim Preece | |
| Episode no. | Series 5 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Alan Clarke |
| Written by | Roy Minton |
| Produced by | Mark Shivas |
| Original air date | 27 February 1975 |
"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]
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]
- 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
- ^ "Funny Farm (1975)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Broadcast – BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 27 February 1975.
- ^ "Funny Farm (1975) – British Television Drama". 31 March 2013.
- "Funny Farm" at IMDb
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| This article related to a BBC television programme is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |