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Dawn and the Candidate (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Drama

A dashing young Conservative is sent to cut his political teeth by standing for election in a safe Labour constituency in the north. Here he forms a relationship with a single mother living on a council estate who agrees to help him with ...See moreA dashing young Conservative is sent to cut his political teeth by standing for election in a safe Labour constituency in the north. Here he forms a relationship with a single mother living on a council estate who agrees to help him with his campaign, much to the disapproval of his snobbish election agent and her staunchly working-class friends and neighbours. Filmed in Burnley, Lancashire. See less
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Updated Nov 18, 1989

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Nov 18, 1989 (United Kingdom)

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16 cast members
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Anthony Calf
Jonathan Knight Jonathan Knight   See fewer
Anne Reid
Pam Radley Pam Radley   See fewer
Claire Hackett
Dawn Andrews Dawn Andrews   See fewer
Sandra Gough
Mrs. Brickton Mrs. Brickton   See fewer
Joe Belcher
Joe Rushworth Joe Rushworth   See fewer
Malcolm Hebden
Hugh Grounshaw Hugh Grounshaw   See fewer
Lesley Nicol
Janet Holmes Janet Holmes   See fewer
Bernard Alexander
Recording officer Recording officer   See fewer
Alan Hulse
Conservative man Conservative man   See fewer
Mark Jordon
Des (as Mark Jordan) Des (as Mark Jordan)   See fewer
Joyce Kennedy
Angry woman Angry woman   See fewer
Johnny Maxfield
William Oldham William Oldham   See fewer
Sue Race
Woman Woman   See fewer
Jackie Shinn
Les Kenyon Les Kenyon   See fewer
Thomas Whitehead
Michael Andrews Michael Andrews   See fewer
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