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Norman Shields (Norman Wisdom) is a local newspaper seller in London. He is happy with his current job, but is sent by his grandfather, the Prime Minister (also played by Wisdom), to take up a new job as a newspaper reporter in the fictional seaside town of Tinmouth.
Original Release
12/08/1966
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Norman Wisdom | Wilfred, his grandfather (the P.M.) / Norman Shields / Emily, his mother / Norman Sheilds |
Derek Bond | Maj. R.E. Bartlett |
Angela Browne | Eleanor Lampton |
Tracey Crisp | Ruby Fairchild |
Allan Cuthbertson | Mr. Ballard (Attorney General) / Mr. Ballard |
Noel Dyson | Mrs. Corcoran (the lady mayor) / Mrs. Corcoran |
Derek Francis | Ernest Corcoran (alderman) / Ernest Corcoran |
Peter Jones | Robin Willobey (photographer) |
David Lodge | Mr. Ross (editor, 'Tinmouth Times') |
Stanley Unwin | Mr. Nottage (Town Clerk) |
Directors
Writers
Norman Wisdom, Angus McGill, Eddie Leslie
Cast
Name | Character |
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Norman Wisdom | Wilfred, his grandfather (the P.M.) / Norman Shields / Emily, his mother / Norman Sheilds |
Derek Bond | Maj. R.E. Bartlett |
Angela Browne | Eleanor Lampton |
Tracey Crisp | Ruby Fairchild |
Allan Cuthbertson | Mr. Ballard (Attorney General) / Mr. Ballard |
Noel Dyson | Mrs. Corcoran (the lady mayor) / Mrs. Corcoran |
Derek Francis | Ernest Corcoran (alderman) / Ernest Corcoran |
Peter Jones | Robin Willobey (photographer) |
David Lodge | Mr. Ross (editor, 'Tinmouth Times') |
Stanley Unwin | Mr. Nottage (Town Clerk) |
Frances White | Liz Corcoran |
Michael Balfour | Sewerman |
Tony Selby | Harry Marshall (reporter, 'County Chronicle') |
Michael Bilton | Councilor Hedge |
Norman Pitt | Councilor Quilter |
Hazel Coppen | Granny Fork |
Totti Truman Taylor | Mrs. Doe Connor |
Toni Gilpin | P.M.'s secretary |
Gordon Rollings | Bus conductor |
Chris Adcock | Man in Crowd |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert Hartford-Davis | Producer |
Peter Newbrook | Producer |