The Company of Five (TV Series)
Shaggy Dog (1968)
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- 51min
- Drama
- 10 Nov 1968
- TV Episode
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...
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| John Neville | ... |
Wilkie
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Ann Bell | ... |
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| Cyril Luckham | ... |
Mr. James
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Ray Smith | ... |
Mr. Johnson
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Derek Godfrey | ... |
Mr. Parker
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Jane Murdoch | ... |
Girl in Lift
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Betty Bowden | ... |
Lady Pedestrian
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Directed by
| Gareth Davies | ||
Written by
| Dennis Potter | ... | (writer) |
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| Stella Richman | ... | producer |
Music by
| Norman Kay | ||
Production Design by
| John Emery | ||
Costume Design by
| Ernest Hewitt | ||
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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.
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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 » |