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 4 - Publish And Be Damned

It's purely a matter of observation. I always say, there's a story in everyone. Problems for Alf when a prominent citizen threatens to make his non-payment of bills public ...

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 1st July 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
Writing team
Peter Robinson Writer
Hugh Stuckey Writer
Production team
Douglas Argent Producer
Peter Blacker Production Designer

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