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  • 1983
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  • Director
    • Tony Smith
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    • Maggie Wadey
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    • Rachel Bell
    • Sarah Stephenson
    • Maggie McCarthy
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    • Director
      • Tony Smith
    • Writer
      • Maggie Wadey
    • Stars
      • Rachel Bell
      • Sarah Stephenson
      • Maggie McCarthy
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    Rachel Bell
    Rachel Bell
    • Anne Hill
    Sarah Stephenson
    • Carol
    Maggie McCarthy
    Maggie McCarthy
    • Val Phillips
    Lesley Clare O'Neill
    • Karen Brady
    Eve Petcher
    • Eve Brady
    Yvonne Nicholson
    • Judy Price
    Tan Bura
    • Peter Price
    Rupert Baderman
    • Stuart Price
    Tony Doyle
    Tony Doyle
    • Chaplain Ford
    Judi Lamb
    • Sandra
    Derrick O'Connor
    Derrick O'Connor
    • CPO Turner
    Hazel Clyne
    • Wren Leslie Newton (Family Services)
    Sidney Livingstone
    • Controller - Barham Block
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    Alison Groves
    • Sue
    Sheila Vivian
    • Molly
    June Page
    • WRN telephonist
    Graham Padden
    • Lieutenant - Barham Block
    Danny Schiller
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      • July 6, 1983 (United Kingdom)
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      • English
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