The Play on One Biting the Hands (Season 2, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 75 min | Drama

The Play on One

Biting the Hands (Season 2, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 75 min | Drama

A comedy about two Scottish women, doing a feminist cabaret act in a seedy pub, who have to choose between principle and profit when success on the alternative cabaret circuit beckons.

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Updated Apr 11, 1989

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Apr 11, 1989 (United Kingdom)

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Judy Sweeney Linda (as Judith Sweeney) Linda (as Judith Sweeney) See fewer	Taggart (1983)
Louise Beattie Gail Gail See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Anne Kristen Sheila Sheila See fewer	The View from Daniel Pike (1971)
Ewan Stewart Phil Phil See fewer	Titanic (1997)
Stephanie Fayerman Karen Karen See fewer	Screenplay (1986)
Andrew Robertson Jim Jim See fewer	Oil Strike North (1975)
Tony Roper Gordon Gordon See fewer	The Wicker Man (1973)
Billy McElhaney Joe Joe See fewer	The Acid House (1998)
Audrey Jenkinson Jackie Jackie See fewer	Bitter Taste (2022)
Hilary Maclean Student Student See fewer	Torchwood (2006)
Douglas Anderson Paul Paul See fewer	Square One Television (1987)
Kerry Arthur Wendy Wendy See fewer	The Play on One (1988)
Marcus Railton First squaddie First squaddie See fewer	The Play on One (1988)
Kenneth McFadyen Second squaddie (as Kenny McFadyen) Second squaddie (as Kenny McFadyen) See fewer	The Play on One (1988)
David Tennant Third squaddie Third squaddie See fewer	Doctor Who (2005)