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374 cast members |
Name | Episodes | Known for |
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Redvers Kyle
Self - Narrator / Self - Presenter / Self - End Credits Voice Over
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29
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Diana Davies
Mabel Hodgkins / Alice Boothroyd / Mama
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26
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James Tomlinson
Dr. William Hughes
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21
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John Keyworth
Arthur Hodgkins
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20
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Joanne Whalley
Sarah Hughes / Marjorie Dawson
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20
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John Crosse
Commentary
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20
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Dennis Blanch
Michael Brady / Firkin
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19
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Christopher Irvin
Laurence Butterworth / Reginald Farnworth / Reginal Farnworth / Rollo
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19
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Eileen O'Brien
Joan Brady / Hospital Sister
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18
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Rachel Ambler
Avril Hodgkins / Maudie Fairhurst
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18
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Tessa Worsley
Mrs. Hughes
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18
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Ashley Barker
Edmund Hughes
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18
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Alison Ambler
Annie Fairhurst
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18
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Peter Ellis
Albert Ackerley / Ben Fairhurst / Albert / Ironmonger
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18
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Lorraine Peters
Daisy Ackerley / Nanny / Mother / Maid
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17
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Ruth Holden
Bertha Selby / Mrs. Beale
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15
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Kathy Jamieson
Maggie Brady / Maggie Selby / Floss
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15
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Mark Uttley
Jimmy Hodgkins
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13
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Julie Shipley
Patricia Hodgkins
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13
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Peter Howitt
Tom Selby
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12
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Sue Jenkins
Charlotte Holroyd / Charlotte Selby
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12
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Bobby Knutt
Albert Selby
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12
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Paul Gabriel
Maurice Holroyd / Richard Hesketh / Des Phipps
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12
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Jacqueline Naylor
Susan Brady
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11
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Haydn Conway
Matt Fairhurst / Matt
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11
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Jane Hutcheson
Jane Ackerley
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10
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Tara Moran
Alice Selby / Susan Brady
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10
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James Walker
John Pilling / Old Shakespeare
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10
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Geoffrey Wheeler
Self - Presenter
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10
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Bernard Padden
Harry Ackerley
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9
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David Michaels
Alexander Holroyd
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9
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Lorraine Sass
Alice Selby / Mary Halliwell / Polly
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9
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Rachel Laurence
Avril Butterworth / Mabel Dawson
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9
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Brenda Elder
Sarah Selby
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8
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Jack Carr
Victor Selby / Walter
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8
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Ted Morris
Stanley Dawson / Rev. Jabez Charles
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8
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Anna-Jane Casey
Beverley Brady
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8
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Simon Clarke
P.C. Wheelwright / Tom Wheelwright / Tom
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8
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Fine Time Fontayne
Jimmy Hodgkins / Music Hall Artiste
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8
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Brenda Hall
Mrs. Tandy / Matron
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8
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Jessica Harris
Beverley Brady / Child
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8
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Rosalie Williams
Esme Birkett / Bessie
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8
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Robin Bowerman
Laurence Butterworth / Mr. Tillotson
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8
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Daniel O'Brien
Edward Hodgkins
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8
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Kevin Wallace
Patrick Brady
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8
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Ian Mercer
Fulke Gillom / Freddy Selby
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7
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John Laing
Albert Selby / The Officer
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7
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Philip Batty
Edward Hodgkins / John Robert
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7
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Alison Mead
Mrs. Nuttall / Amy / Amy Wheelwright
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7
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Doreen Sloane
Audrey Maitland
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7
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Georgina Lane
Margot Butterworth
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7
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Jill Summers
Grandma Bond / Naomi Broughton
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7
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Bert Gaunt
Sim Lathom / Mr. Hebden / Pianist / Pianist Writer
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7
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Olive Pendleton
Doris Dawson / Abigail
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6
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Gary Carp
Jimmy Hodgkins
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6
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Huw Higginson
Roger Brady
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6
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Joanna Kennedy
Avril Hodgkins
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6
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David Ross
Captain Selwyn
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6
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Jane Hazlegrove
Dorothy Clegg / Maggie Selby
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6
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Andrea Gibbins
Sylvia Boothroyd / Jinnie
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6
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Wendy Jane Walker
Charlotte Holroyd
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6
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Harry Beety
Grimshaw
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6
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Jeannie Hammersleigh
Dora Selwyn / Dora
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6
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Alick Hayes
Squire Selwyn / Booth / Hayes / Minister
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6
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Peter Schofield
George Boothroyd
|
5
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Bryonie Pritchard
Self - Narrator / Narrator / Self - Presenter
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5
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Debbie Bowers
Betty Boothroyd
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5
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Alistair Walker
Albert Selby
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5
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David Scase
George Holroyd
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5
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Mark Thrippleton
Maurice Holroyd / John Hooton
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5
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Alexandra Handford
Sophie / Roberta Dawson
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5
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Kazia Pelka
Eileen Hodgkins
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5
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Maria Mescki
Bertha Beale
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5
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Elizabeth Kelly
Emily Holroyd / Charlotte Selby
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5
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Paul Kirkbright
Anthony Butterworth
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5
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Richard Redfern
Anthony Butterworth
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5
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Alun Lewis
Thomas Palmer / Self / Self - Actor
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5
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Freda Kelsall
Self - Presenter / Self - Writer, How We Used to Live
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5
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William Ivory
Gideon
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4
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Chris Garner
Young Shakespeare
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4
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Jill Barker
Hannah
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4
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Gemma Wardle
Milly / Milly Hooton
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4
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Trevor T. Smith
Ted Boothroyd
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4
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Stefan Escreet
John Cottam
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4
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James Buckley
Joseph
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4
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Robert Whelan
William Hooton / Motorist / William
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4
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Luke Harris
Roger Brady
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4
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Jennifer Luckraft
Louisa
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4
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Nicholas Blane
Edmund Campion
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4
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Neil Meuse
Roger Brady
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4
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Linda Broughton
Maud
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4
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Rebecca Callard
Beverley Brady
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4
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Michael Friel
Roger
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4
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Alan Rothwell
Amos
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4
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Craig McKay
Michael Brady
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4
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Paul Hill
Daniel
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4
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Christopher Ley Rose
Edward Hodgkins
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4
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Sarah Belwood
Sally
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4
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David Fleeshman
Alexander Hoghton
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4
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Dickie Arnold
Ned Wilkins
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4
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Edward Crangle
Young Dick Hoghton
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4
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Jay Benedict
Anton Podemski
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4
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Carol Reeve
Esme Birkett
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4
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Simon Steed
Alexander Holroyd
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4
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Mark Gillard
Peter Hodgkins
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4
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Patsy Blower
Eileen Birkett / Eileen
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4
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William Ash
Peter Hodgkins
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4
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Alan Starkey
Mr. Beale
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4
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Jane Louise Arnfield
Kate Hoghton
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4
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Peter Armitage
Justice Toogood
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4
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Frances Cox
Mrs. Battersby / Miss Bellis
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4
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Ray Dunbobbin
Shopkeeper / Mr. Taylor
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4
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Philippa Howell
Anne Hoghton
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4
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Paul Warriner
Elder Dick Hoghton
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4
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Renny Krupinski
Lord Strange
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4
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Jonathan Perkins
John
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4
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Anthony Benson
Mr. Buttle / Mr. Dixon / Mr. Entwistle / Peabody / Tollgate Keeper & Passenger
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4
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Pip Miller
Sir John Warren / Self - Actor
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4
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Michael Randall
Humphrey Selwyn
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4
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Ray Gatenby
Father / Chimney Sweep
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4
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Jess Yates
Self - Presenter
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4
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Daley Allen
Young Isaac Newton
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3
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Christopher Connel
Older Robert Stephenson
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3
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Richard Clare
Older Isaac Newton
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3
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Nick Brimble
Richard Trevithick
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3
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Tony Melody
Gideon
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3
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Haley Johnson
Young Catherine Storer
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3
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Berwick Kaler
George Stephenson
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3
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Cy Chadwick
Tom Selby
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3
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Rachel Smith
Older Catherine Storer
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3
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Gavin Makel
Young Robert Stephenson
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3
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John McGregor
Dr. Matthews
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3
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Saskia Abbott
Abigail
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3
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Kerry Angus
Aunt Nellie Stephenson
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3
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Richard Revell
Edward Hodgkins
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3
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Pauline Delaney
Peggy
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3
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Lottie Ward
Mrs. Cartwright / Sister
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3
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Alan Meadows
Dr. Humphrey Babington
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3
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Sue McCormick
Jinny Stephenson
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3
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Gwyn Gray
Edith Ackerley / Mrs. Alladyce
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3
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Charles Tomlinson
Humphrey
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3
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Stephen Bollard
Michael Brady
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3
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Hilary Lord
Maggie
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3
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Robert Pickavance
Mr. Clark
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3
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Tony Neilson
Nicholas Wood
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3
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Colin Kerrigan
Matthew
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3
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James Mansfield
Frances Backen
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3
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Robert Garrett
Rev. John Hodgson
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3
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Martin Sadofski
Peter Hodgkins / Peter Butterworth
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3
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Sara Wills
Ellen
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3
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Ian Aspinall
John Wickens
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3
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Robin Polley
William Losh
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3
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Joan Heath
Mrs. Purkiss
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3
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Alan Partington
Henry Stokes
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3
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Tony Broughton
Edward Pease
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3
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Geoffrey Tomlinson
Rev. Joseph Webster
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3
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Claire McGinty
Margot Butterworth
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3
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David Hill Glover
Roger
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3
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Margery Bone
Mary Pease
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3
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Richard Garrett
Child
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3
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Graham Colclough
William James
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3
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Sheila Tait
Betty Stephenson
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3
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Ben Sheriff
Child
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3
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Emily Grainger
Elizabeth Pease
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3
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Jenna Skerratt
Child
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3
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Stuart Langley
Henry Pease
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3
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Glyn Dilley
Edward Alderson
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3
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Keith Clifford
Piggy Dent
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3
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Jonathan Le Billon
Tom Byngham
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3
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Mark Jordon
Dave / Dave Henderson / The Sentry
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3
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Kate Riding
Dorcas Palmer
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3
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Lena Headey
Grace Palmer
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3
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Justin Chadwick
Ralph Warren
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3
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Vicki Sinclair
Mother
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3
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Stephen MacKenna
Timothy
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2
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Carrie Davies
Julia Hooton
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2
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Adam Hart-Davis
Self - Presenter
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2
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Genevieve Walsh
Rachel
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2
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David Clayforth
Gerald Dawson
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2
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David Unsworth
Gerald Dawson
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2
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Diane Mewse
Marjorie Dawson
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2
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Malcolm Raeburn
Andrew Marshall / George
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2
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Ben Fell
Freddy Selby
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2
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Richard Mayes
Daniel
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2
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Jane Southwell
Mary Fairhurst
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2
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Victoria Finney
Marian Worsley
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2
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Barbara Marten
Hannah Smith
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2
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Molly Walker
Susan
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2
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Bryan Cook
Stephen Nuttall
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2
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Tamlyn Robins
Edward Hodgkins
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2
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Daniel Swayne
Edward Hodgkins
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2
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Richard Hawley
Vincent O'Keefe
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2
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Hope Johnstone
Mrs. Emery
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2
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Martin Whiteley
Charley
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2
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Barry Hart
Bill Yates
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2
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Doreen Kay
Mrs. Matthews
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2
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Bert Palmer
Abel Broughton
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2
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Peter Ivatts
Fred Marshall / Policeman
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2
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Andy Abrahams
Sir Geoffrey Bailey
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2
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Terry Gilligan
Sergeant Lamb / Will
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2
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Valerie Shute
Sarah Levinson
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2
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Gerry Cowan
Clegg / Sam Forrest
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2
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Phil Hearne
Sim
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2
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Nicholas Fry
Bruce Maitland
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2
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Katie Hall
Bertha Beale
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2
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John Brobbey
Jordon
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2
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Vanessa Maroney
Miss Wilson
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2
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Anthony Schaeffer
David Levinson
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2
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Zoe Walton
Rebecca Levinson
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2
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Freddie Fletcher
Crandon
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2
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Donald McBride
Lieutenant Cutts / Official
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2
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Eddie Caswell
Man with Loudhailer / Thomas
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2
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Puneet Sira
Hanif Khan / Sanjay
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2
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Ann Aris
Maid / Woman
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2
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Gaydor Jane Kaye
Daughter
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2
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Rosemary Brown
Child / Girl
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2
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Susan Wadkin
Child / Victorian Girl
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2
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Joanne Cookson
Daughter
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2
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Bev Jones
Father
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2
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Allan Deutrom
Actor
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2
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Andrew Emmott
Master Harry / Ragged Boy / poor boy Harry
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2
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Rita Howard
Mrs. Umpleby
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2
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Veronica Twidle
Governess / Maid
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2
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Patricia Inman
Grace
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2
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Anthony Wingate
Abraham
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1
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John Fraser
Self - Costume Designer
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1
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Ian East
Mr. Kennedy
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1
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Richard Clayforth
Gerald Dawson
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1
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Shirley Stelfox
Hannah
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1
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Sue Morris
Self - Historian
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1
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Ben Hinitt
Toby Palmer
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1
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Stan Johnson
Stan
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1
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Caroline Turner
Roberta Dawson
|
1
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Willie Ross
Henry Beech
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1
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Tony Benn
Self
|
1
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Peter Firmani
Uncle Victor
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1
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Fred Gaunt
Mr. Todd
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1
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Peggy Gosschalk
Nancy
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1
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Marjorie Sudell
Mrs. Edgeworth
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1
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Tony Goodall
John Gann
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1
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Andrew Benson
Mr. Mottram
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1
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John McArdle
Doctor Wallace
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1
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Ted Carroll
Postman
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1
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Suzanne Ellison
Mrs. Hyland
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1
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Timothy Hudson
Stephen Nuttall
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1
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Sandra Voe
Lady Breen-Lowell
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1
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Roy Alon
Arnold Fox
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1
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Sylvia Stoker
Miss Maitland
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1
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Jason Lockwood
Andrew
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1
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Nichola Speight
Cora
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1
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Ted Richards
PC Blake
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1
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Andrew Halstead
Arnold Potter
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1
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Brian Ashley
Sid Jenkins
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1
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Christopher George
P.O.W.
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1
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Paul Jaynes
Harry Birkett
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1
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Robert Thomas
Willy Paxton
|
1
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Alison Lloyd
Miss Giddings
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1
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Jennifer Downham
Megan Jones
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1
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Seamus O'Neill
Connemara Punch
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1
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Johnny Allan
Barman
|
1
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Christine Cox
P.O. Clerk
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1
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Hugo Handford
Stephen Nuttall
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1
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Peter Chapman
Roland Matthews
|
1
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Katharine Stuart
Miss Allsop
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1
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David Huscroft
Dr. Wallace
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1
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Arthur Spreckley
Mayor
|
1
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Stephen Mallatratt
Dan Govan
|
1
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Ina Clough
Workhouse Matron
|
1
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Stanley Page
Caleb Ashworth
|
1
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Jon Junior
Matt Fairhurst
|
1
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John Berlyne
Schoolboy
|
1
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Jim Marsh
Mr. Padwick
|
1
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Michael Syers
Choirmaster
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1
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Gordon Wharmby
Bob Fry
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1
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Guy Nicholls
Brigadier
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1
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Elisabeth Baratt
Marie-Claire
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1
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Brian McGladdery
Man in Car
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1
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Ayesa Toure
Judith
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1
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Philip Wilde
Captain Fielden
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1
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Tony Heath
Charles Colbey
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1
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1
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Kathy Jones
Flo Fairhurst
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1
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Geoffrey Hooper
Court Official
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1
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Harry Goodier
Sergeant
|
1
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Bill Croasdale
Headmaster
|
1
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Craig Ralph
Andy Bragg
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1
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Philip Glancy
Etienne
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1
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Mark Zingale
Gary Podemski
|
1
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Bernard Latham
Frank Poulson
|
1
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Mike Kelly
Ned
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1
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Judith Davis
Mrs. Arkwright
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1
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Eddie Warren
Ben Blower - Heckler
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1
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Ray Float
Bartlett
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1
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Stan Finni
Joseph A. L. Scott
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1
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Susan Reeves
War Widow
|
1
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Dave Leslie
Bioscope Manager
|
1
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Sheila Cambrill
Miss Vernon
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1
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Wyllie Longmore
Winston King
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1
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Stanley Lebor
Tom Selby
|
1
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Judith Barker
Winifred Calthorpe
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1
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Ted Beyer
Store Detective
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1
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Mary Wray
Music Hall Artiste
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1
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Doc O'Brien
Buckfast
|
1
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Norman Mitchell
Alf Birkett
|
1
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Keith Saha
Hanif Khan
|
1
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Jenny Downham
Megan Jones
|
1
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Derek Hicks
Charcoal Burner
|
1
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Mark Hamer
Greg Whalley
|
1
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Fay Roach
Melissa Jones
|
1
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Tubby Andrews
Parish Priest
|
1
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Dudley James
Vicar
|
1
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Kathy Staff
Washer Woman
|
1
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Polly Elwes
Self - Presenter
|
1
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Patricia Peters
Mother
|
1
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Dorothy Sleightholme
Cook
|
1
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Stephanie Waite
Maid
|
1
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Carole Turner
Mistress
|
1
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Christopher Nicholson
Child
|
1
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David A. Young
Child
|
1
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Carol Bently
Scullery Maid
|
1
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Peter Firth
Urchin
|
1
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Barbara Kellerman
Girl
|
1
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Harry Towb
Father
|
1
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Damaris Hayman
Aunt
|
1
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Paul Luty
Boxer
|
1
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Ian Campbell
Boxer / Cricketer / Cyclist
|
1
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David Vallon
Beach Photographer
|
1
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Dave Mobley
Ironmonger
|
1
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John Swindells
Papa
|
1
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Joseph Berry
Doctor
|
1
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Shirley Coates
Mama
|
1
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Helen Rappaport
Governess
|
1
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Lois Penson
Maid
|
1
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Christine Dawe
Woman
|
1
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Sheila Irwin
Mama
|
1
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Ralph Lawton
Old man
|
1
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Irene Foster
Aunt
|
1
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Richard Holden
Schoolmaster
|
1
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William Wymar
Grocer
|
1
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Martin White
Boy passenger
|
1
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Roger Bennett
Chimney Sweep
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1
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Mark Freeman
Labourer
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1
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Trevor Cresswell
Apothecary
|
1
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Julie Rhodes
Daughter
|
1
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Conrad Vince
Grandfather
|
1
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Jim Rutherford
Oyster Man
|
1
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Roy Arundell
Boy
|
1
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Paula Swift
Mother
|
1
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Frederick Cowburn
Squire
|
1
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Roger Bennett
Boy
|
1
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Deirdre Lee
Girl
|
1
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Susan Lister
Child
|
1
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Elaine Hayes
Girl
|
1
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Mark Shelley
Papa
|
1
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Cyril Varley
Tenant Farmer
|
1
|
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Lorna Hinchcliffe
Girl
|
1
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Barry Lane
Son
|
1
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Peter Smith
Boy
|
1
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Jean Long
Mother
|
1
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Jacqueline Mees
Miss Emily / poor child Emily
|
1
|
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Jess Walters
Father
|
1
|
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Sheila Price
Woman
|
1
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Paul Halliwell
Son
|
1
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Fred Crossley
Postman
|
1
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Tom Gowling
Magistrate
|
1
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Lea Peters
Flower Girl
|
1
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David Hunter
Thief
|
1
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Paul Lally
Television News Reporter
|
1
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Patrick Moore
Self
|
1
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Nicky Ross
Michael Brady (uncredited)
|
3
|
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Steve Goldby
Unruly Child (uncredited)
|
1
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John Noe
Scout (uncredited)
|
1
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Stuart Wolfenden
Lad At Youth Club (uncredited)
|
1
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Paul Kissaun
Accordion Navvy (uncredited)
|
1
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