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The Big Break

  • Episode aired Jan 15, 1999
  • TV-14
  • 29m
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James Dreyfus in Gimme Gimme Gimme (1999)
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When Linda finds a love letter from an admirer, she assumes it's Jez and does her best to vamp him; Tom has an audition to play a criminal in a reconstruction sketch for 'Crimewatch,' but on... Read allWhen Linda finds a love letter from an admirer, she assumes it's Jez and does her best to vamp him; Tom has an audition to play a criminal in a reconstruction sketch for 'Crimewatch,' but on his way to the audition he slips on the overly-polished floor and breaks his leg.When Linda finds a love letter from an admirer, she assumes it's Jez and does her best to vamp him; Tom has an audition to play a criminal in a reconstruction sketch for 'Crimewatch,' but on his way to the audition he slips on the overly-polished floor and breaks his leg.

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    • Liddy Oldroyd
  • Writer
    • Jonathan Harvey
  • Stars
    • Kathy Burke
    • James Dreyfus
    • Rosalind Knight
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    • Director
      • Liddy Oldroyd
    • Writer
      • Jonathan Harvey
    • Stars
      • Kathy Burke
      • James Dreyfus
      • Rosalind Knight
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    Kathy Burke
    Kathy Burke
    • Linda
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    Rosalind Knight
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    • Beryl
    Beth Goddard
    Beth Goddard
    • Suze
    Brian Bovell
    Brian Bovell
    • Jez
    Darren Tighe
    • Trevor
    Hazel Douglas
    Hazel Douglas
    • Lady at Bus Stop
    Doña Croll
    • Tom's Agent
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    Ben Mansworth
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      • January 15, 1999 (United Kingdom)
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    • Production companies
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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