BBC2 Play of the Week Exiles (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

BBC2 Play of the Week

Exiles (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the 1920s, Michael Arlen was one of the most popular and acclaimed writers in the world, but he mysteriously stopped writing altogether. His son tries to work out why this was.

Director

Alan Cooke

Writers

Michael J. Arlen (book) | Hugh Whitemore (adaptation)

Producer

Cedric Messina

Production Designer

Stuart Walker

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 28, 1977

Release date

Sep 28, 1977 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

4 wins & 4 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Alan Badel Michael Arlen Michael Arlen See fewer	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Neville Barber Henri Bonnard Henri Bonnard See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Susan Engel Atalanta Atalanta See fewer	King Lear (1970)
Don Fellows Hugh Hugh See fewer	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Susannah Fellows Amy Wells Amy Wells See fewer	De-Lovely (2004)
Kenneth Garner New York doctor New York doctor See fewer	Save My Sole (2023)
Hermione Gregory Anais Anais See fewer	Danger Man (1960)
Murray Kash Dr. Gregson Dr. Gregson See fewer	Time Lock (1957)
Joshua Le Touzel Young Michael Young Michael See fewer	Love in a Cold Climate (1980)
Stanley Lebor Taki Taki See fewer	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Richard LeParmentier Harry Harry See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Jeanette Lewis Nurse Nurse See fewer	The Hitchhiker (1983)
Christopher Muncke Mr. Stevens Mr. Stevens See fewer	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Steven O'Shea John John See fewer	Sapphire & Steel (1979)
Bruce Purchase Ernest Ernest See fewer	The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
Kathryn Leigh Scott Michael's sister Michael's sister See fewer	Dark Shadows (1966)
Martin Shaw Michael J. Arlen Michael J. Arlen See fewer	The Chief (1990)
Ned Sherrin Noel Coward Noel Coward See fewer	Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (1964)
Eric Stine Al Al See fewer	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Vic Tablian Egyptian doctor Egyptian doctor See fewer	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Peter Whitman Peter Peter See fewer	Superman II (1980)