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  • The Wednesday Play Message for Posterity (Season 6, Episode 25)
  • TV Episode | 79 min | Drama

The Wednesday Play

Message for Posterity (Season 6, Episode 25)
TV Episode | 79 min | Drama

An elderly painter, once radical and confrontational, is given a final commission - to paint the portrait of the former Conservative Prime Minister who represented a totally opposing set of values when they were both young. Both men are ...See moreAn elderly painter, once radical and confrontational, is given a final commission - to paint the portrait of the former Conservative Prime Minister who represented a totally opposing set of values when they were both young. Both men are now old and of little consequence to the modern generation, but the painter sees his opportunity to make an artistic statement by means of the portrait. Written by D.Giddings See less
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Dennis Potter (written by)
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Updated May 3, 1967

Release date
May 3, 1967 (United Kingdom)
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18 cast members
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Patrick Magee
James Player James Player   See fewer
Joseph O'Conor
Sir David Browning Sir David Browning   See fewer
Patricia Lawrence
Gillian Player Gillian Player   See fewer
Anna Calder-Marshall
Clara Browning Clara Browning   See fewer
Geoffrey Chater
Richard Browning Richard Browning   See fewer
Donald Hewlett
Hawkins Hawkins   See fewer
Gordon Whiting
Thompson Thompson   See fewer
Keith Campbell
Manservant Manservant   See fewer
John Benson
Newsreader Newsreader   See fewer
Ballard Berkeley
First Committee Member First Committee Member   See fewer
Lionel Gamlin
Second Committee Member Second Committee Member   See fewer
Walter Hall
Third Committee Member Third Committee Member   See fewer
Raymond Witch
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John Saunders
Fifth Committee Member Fifth Committee Member   See fewer
Peter Welch
Police Sergeant Police Sergeant   See fewer
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