Hold the Back Page Away from Home (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Drama

Hold the Back Page

Away from Home (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Drama

A costly divorce has forced sports writer Ken Wordsworth to join a newspaper that pays more money. His first job is the FA Cup Semi Final, in Liverpool, but suddenly manager Ron Bishop has been given the dreaded vote of confidence

Director

Adrian Shergold

Writers

Stan Hey | Andrew Nickolds

Producer

Evgeny Gridneff

Composer

Gordon Giltrap

Production Designer

Bryan Ellis

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 12, 1985

Release date

Nov 12, 1985 (United Kingdom)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
David Warner Ken Wordsworth Ken Wordsworth See fewer	Titanic (1997)
Eric Allan Reg Reg See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Gil Brailey Alison Alison See fewer	The Car (2005)
Lee Whitlock Charlie Wordsworth Charlie Wordsworth See fewer	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
David Horovitch Russell de Vries Russell de Vries See fewer	The Young Victoria (2009)
Peter-Hugo Daly Steve Stevens Steve Stevens See fewer	Made in Dagenham (2010)
Richard Ireson Frank McNab Frank McNab See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Tilly Vosburgh Ruby Ruby See fewer	The Awakening (I) (2011)
Mark Aspinall Waiter Waiter See fewer	Sahara (2005)
Brian Croucher Ron Bishop Ron Bishop See fewer	Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011)
Michael Freer Wayne Jarvis Wayne Jarvis See fewer	Juliet Bravo (1980)
Sam Kelly Taxi driver Taxi driver See fewer	Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Catherine Shipton Receptionist Receptionist See fewer	Mercy (III) (2023)
Diana Weston Roz Knight Roz Knight See fewer	Agony (1979)