The Company of Five: Season 1, Episode 2

Shaggy Dog (10 Nov. 1968)

TV Episode  -  51 min  -  Drama
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A no-nonsense businessman, Mr. Wilkie, is interviewed for a position with a top-of-the-line hotel chain corporation... See full summary »

Director:

Gareth Davies

Writer:

Dennis Potter

Stars:

John Neville, Ray Smith and Derek Godfrey
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Cast

Episode cast overview:
John Neville ...
Wilkie
Ray Smith Ray Smith ...
Johnson
Derek Godfrey Derek Godfrey ...
Parker
Ann Bell Ann Bell ...
Receptionist
Cyril Luckham Cyril Luckham ...
James
Betty Bowden Betty Bowden ...
Pedestrian
Jane Murdoch Jane Murdoch ...
Girl in Lift
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Storyline

A no-nonsense businessman, Mr. Wilkie, is interviewed for a position with a top-of-the-line hotel chain corporation. During the interview, Wilkie attempts to complete a shaggy-dog story. His frustrations lead to a total breakdown. He suddenly snaps and pulls a gun on the interviewers. Written by Bhob Stewart <bhob@genie.com>  

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Drama

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Independent Television (ITV), London Weekend Television (LWT) See more »
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Trivia

For a long time it was thought that the only copy of this play had been destroyed soon after transmission due to broadcasters' policies at that time of reusing videotape instead of archiving it. However vintage TV enthusiast group Kaleidoscope found the tape, which had been wrongly filed, in broadcaster LWT's London archive while researching a book on ITV dramas in 2005. See more »

Connections

Followed by The Shaggy D.A. (1976) See more »