Playhouse Presents Ragged (Season 2, Episode 8)
TV Episode | Drama

Playhouse Presents

Ragged (Season 2, Episode 8)

TV Episode | Drama

In 1973 young Ricky Tomlinson,a former member of the National Front,later to become a well-known actor,is convicted of conspiracy to intimidate when as half of the so-called Shrewsbury Two,he refused to give evidence against other flying ...See moreIn 1973 young Ricky Tomlinson,a former member of the National Front,later to become a well-known actor,is convicted of conspiracy to intimidate when as half of the so-called Shrewsbury Two,he refused to give evidence against other flying pickets who were upholding a building site strike. Sentenced to two years in jail Ricky sees himself as a political prisoner,refusing to eat or wear prison clothes until at his last prison,the governor introduces him to the book 'The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists',which changes his outlook on life. As the younger Ricky spars with the governor his older self is a ghostly presence,commenting on events and the political situation. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less

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Name	Known for
Ricky Tomlinson Self Self See fewer	The Royle Family (1998)
Stephen Walters Prisoner Prisoner See fewer	Layer Cake (2004)
Philip Jackson Prison Governor Prison Governor See fewer	Brassed Off (1996)
Christopher Fulford Prison Guard, Orderly, Foreman, Priest, Detective, Assistant Governor, Striker Judge, Jury Foreman Prison Guard, Orderly, Foreman, Priest, Detective, Assistant Governor, Striker Judge, Jury Foreman See fewer	Scoop (2006)