No Appointment Necessary

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1977
  • 7 episodes (1 series)

Alf Butler is a greengrocer and after buying a hairdressing salon he employs a professional manager to run it - but she runs it rather too well. Stars Roy Kinnear, Josephine Tewson, Avril Angers, Robert Dorning, Claire Faulconbridge and Denis Bond

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Series 1, Episode 1 - No Appointment Necessary

When Alf Butler brings in an experienced manageress to run his hairdressing salon, he discovers that a new broom can sweep very clean ...

Notes

This episode was produced as a pilot.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 10th June 1977
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Roy Kinnear Alf Butler
Josephine Tewson Penelope Marshall
Avril Angers Beryl Armitage
Robert Dorning Colonel Marshall
Claire Faulconbridge Sandra
Denis Bond Mervyn
Guest cast
Elizabeth Morgan Mrs Sheridan
Helen Keating Greengrocer customer
Marion MacLeod Salon customer
Felix Bowness Removal man
John M. East (as John East) Removal man's mate
Writing team
Peter Robinson Writer
Hugh Stuckey Writer
Production team
Harold Snoad Producer
Tony Snoaden Production Designer

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