Play for Today The Man in the Sidecar (Season 1, Episode 22)
TV Episode | 75 min | Comedy, Drama

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Play for Today

The Man in the Sidecar (Season 1, Episode 22)

TV Episode | 75 min | Comedy, Drama

Edith is a very successful writer. Her husband, Gerald, is a very much less successful one, as she never fails to remind him. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.

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Updated May 27, 1971

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May 27, 1971 (United Kingdom)

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16 wins & 16 nominations

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Gemma Jones Edith Edith See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1995)
James Laurenson Gerald Gerald See fewer	Boney (1972)
David Collings Tommy Tommy See fewer	Scrooge (1970)
Sheila Beckett Mrs. Merchant Mrs. Merchant See fewer	BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Yvonne Gilan Helen Helen See fewer	Chariots of Fire (1981)
Walter Horsbrugh Dr. Slocum Dr. Slocum See fewer	The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Jonathan Lawson Giles Giles See fewer	Play for Today (1970)
Geoffrey Matthews David David See fewer	The Day of the Triffids (1963)