First And Last
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 1989
- 1 episode
A retired man decides to fulfill his life-time ambition and walk the length of Britain from Land's End to John O'Groats. Stars Joss Ackland, Pat Heywood, Patricia Routledge, Lionel Jeffries, Deborah Findlay and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 1989
- Channel
- BBC 1
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Joss Ackland, Pat Heywood, Patricia Routledge, Lionel Jeffries, Deborah Findlay, Tom Wilkinson, Laura Davenport, Thomas Wheatley and more
- Writer
- Michael Frayn
- Director
- Alan Dossor
- Producer
- Michael Wearing
- Company
Alan Holly has a secret ambition. After a life of suburban rectitude, he sets out one morning from Land's End to walk the length of his native land; a Britain he has never known.
His boots are new, his health uncertain, he has not walked more than a dozen miles in his life. His progress is overseen by far flung family and friends with mixed feelings of loyalty, exasperation and growing anxiety. As the journey assumes epic proportions, Alan's arbitrary tenacity and courage has a decisive impact on the lives of those he meets and the family he has left behind.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- Screen One Special: First And Last
- Production setting
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 12th December 1989 at 9:30pm on BBC One
- Episode length
- 140 minutes