Funny Farm (play)
| Funny Farm | |
|---|---|
 Ad featuring Tim Preece | |
| Written by | Roy Minton |
| Directed by | Alan Clarke |
| Starring | Tim Preece Allan Surtees Bernard Severn |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mark Shivas |
| Camera setup | multi-camera video |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Production company | BBC TV |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Original release | 27 February 1975 |
Funny Farm is a 1975 television play written by Roy Minton and directed by Alan Clarke, broadcast as part of BBC 1's Play for Today series on 27 February 1975.[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]
Cast[]
- Tim Preece as Alan Welbeck
- Allan Surtees as Arthur Rothwell
- Bernard Severn as Ted Spinner
- Michael Bilton as Sidney Charlton
- Kenneth Scott as onathan
- 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
References[]
- ^ "Funny Farm (1975)". British Film Institute.
- ^ "Broadcast – BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Funny Farm (1975) – British Television Drama".
External links[]
- Funny Farm at IMDb
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- 1975 plays
- English plays
- British plays
- Play for Today
- BBC Television show stubs