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The Audition

  • Episode aired Jun 4, 1983
  • 1h 35m
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Jenny Lee Wright, Sandi Toksvig, Nick Staverson, and Tony English in The Audition (1983)
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It's a quiet day at No 73, or so they think. A producer is coming to hear Alec's radio novel. Harry wants to join Mari Wilson and the Wilsations. Tony English has finished building a full si... Read allIt's a quiet day at No 73, or so they think. A producer is coming to hear Alec's radio novel. Harry wants to join Mari Wilson and the Wilsations. Tony English has finished building a full sized hovercraft in the yard, with help from Hazel. Dawn shows a film of her visit to a rock... Read allIt's a quiet day at No 73, or so they think. A producer is coming to hear Alec's radio novel. Harry wants to join Mari Wilson and the Wilsations. Tony English has finished building a full sized hovercraft in the yard, with help from Hazel. Dawn shows a film of her visit to a rock candy factory. Martin offers to help Alec, but insists on avoiding Ethel while at 73. How... Read all

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    • Juliet Miller
    • J. Nigel Pickard
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    • Richard Addison
    • Nick Staverson
    • Andrea Arnold
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    • Sandi Toksvig
    • Andrea Arnold
    • Patrick Doyle
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    • Directors
      • Juliet Miller
      • J. Nigel Pickard
    • Writers
      • Richard Addison
      • Nick Staverson
      • Andrea Arnold
    • Stars
      • Sandi Toksvig
      • Andrea Arnold
      • Patrick Doyle
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    Sandi Toksvig
    Sandi Toksvig
    • Ethel Davis
    • (as Ethel Davis)
    Andrea Arnold
    Andrea Arnold
    • Dawn Lodge
    • (as Dawn Lodge)
    Patrick Doyle
    Patrick Doyle
    • Alec Simmons
    • (as Alec Simmons)
    Nick Staverson
    Nick Staverson
    • Harry Stern
    • (as Harry Stern)
    Richard Addison
    Richard Addison
    • Martin Edwards
    • (as Martin Edwards from No. 75)
    Jeannie Crowther
    Jeannie Crowther
    • Hazel Edwards
    • (as Hazel Edwards from No. 75)
    Tony English
    Tony English
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    Nick Wilton
    Nick Wilton
    • Tony Deal
    • (as Tony Deal the Conman)
    Mari Wilson
    Mari Wilson
    • Self
    • (as Mari Wilson and the Wilsations)
    Jenny Lee Wright
    Jenny Lee Wright
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    Bill Oddie
    Bill Oddie
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    • Directors
      • Juliet Miller
      • J. Nigel Pickard
    • Writers
      • Richard Addison
      • Nick Staverson
      • Andrea Arnold
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    • Trivia
      The contestants in the Sandwich Quiz are Jenny Lee Wright and Tony English.
    • Goofs
      Boom microphone phone visible through open door when Alec, Martin and Harry are peeking in to look at Mari Wilson and the Wilsations perform.
    • Quotes

      Hazel Edwards: Look, Martin, to be a newsreader, you need to have style, charm, a well modulated voice, and above all, a charismatic personality.

      Martin Edwards: Well, that's me to a tee, really, isn't it?

    • Connections
      Features Roger Ramjet: Missing (1965)
    • Soundtracks
      China Girl
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      Written by David Bowie (uncredited) and Iggy Pop (uncredited)

      Performed by David Bowie (uncredited)

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    • Release date
      • June 4, 1983 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      • TVS Television
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      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
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      • 1.33 : 1

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