A Little Outing

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC Two
  • 1977
  • 1 episode

One-off play written by Alan Bennett. Mam likes to make the weekly visit to Grandad into a proper little outing. Also features John Comer, Philip Jackson, Frances Goodall, Michael Atha, Bert Oxley and more.

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A Private Function

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On The Margin. Copyright: BBC
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On The Margin

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