BBC2 Play of the Week Fearless Frank (Season 2, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

BBC2 Play of the Week

Fearless Frank (Season 2, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The outrageous - and not entirely reliable - memoirs of Irish writer Frank Harris, sometime cowboy in the Old West, friend to the famous in the literary world, essayist and critic, and seducer of beautiful women.

Director

Writer

Producer

Composer

Production Designer

David Myerscough-Jones

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 4, 1978

Release date

Oct 4, 1978 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

4 wins & 4 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Leonard Rossiter Frank Harris Frank Harris See fewer	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Susan Penhaligon Secretary / Schoolgirl / Actress / Jessie / Enid / Kate Secretary / Schoolgirl / Actress / Jessie / Enid / Kate See fewer	A Fine Romance (1981)
William Russell Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman See fewer	The Great Escape (1963)
Margaret Courtenay Mrs. Clayton / Mrs. Clapton Mrs. Clayton / Mrs. Clapton See fewer	The Good Companions (1980)
Hal Galili Cowboy / Mr. Clapton Cowboy / Mr. Clapton See fewer	Outland (1981)
Alun Lewis Young Man / Kendrick Young Man / Kendrick See fewer	Birds of a Feather (1989)
Denis Lawson Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Kate Fahy Laura Clapton (as Katherine Fahey) Laura Clapton (as Katherine Fahey) See fewer	Defiance (I) (2008)
Philip Sayer Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde See fewer	The Hunger (1983)
Ben Aris Whistler Whistler See fewer	Get Carter (1971)
John Rhys-Davies Guy de Maupassant Guy de Maupassant See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Sylvia Kay Nellie Harris Nellie Harris See fewer	Wake in Fright (1971)
Andrew Downie Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Donna Evans Nursemaid / Lily Robins Nursemaid / Lily Robins See fewer	Iron Man (2008)
Pepsi Maycock Topsy Topsy See fewer	Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Elizabeth Revill Mrs. Mayhew Mrs. Mayhew See fewer	The Government Inspector (1976)
Albert Shepherd Tibbett / Waiter Tibbett / Waiter See fewer	Notorious Woman (1974)
Donald Waugh Shoe-Shine Boy Shoe-Shine Boy See fewer	Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Keith Jayne Butcher's Boy Butcher's Boy See fewer	Stig of the Dump (1981)