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A Bit of Singing and Dancing (Original title)
Date: 22 August 1982 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Robert Knights

Synopsis: Esme, forty years a dutiful daughter starts a new life after her mother dies. She takes in an ostensibly respectable lodger, who has a mysterious summer-time occupation.

Genre:
Drama

Series title:

TV Transmissions
Date: 22 August 1982Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-22:00Runtime: 52 mins 30 secs - Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound

Credits (6)
Production Company: Granada Television Productions, Producer: Roy Roberts, Adaptation: Hugh Whitemore, Author of the Original Work: Susan Hill, Designer: Chris Wilkinson
Cast (13)
June Ritchie (Esme Fanshow), Evelyn Laye (Mrs Fanshow), Benjamin Whitrow (Mr Curry), Sebastian Shaw (Uncle Cecil), Gillian Martell (Mrs Lavers), Jim Hooper (solicitor), Joan Haythorne (Mrs Bigsby), Linda Spurrier (earnest woman), Alick Hayes (uncle), Angela Elliott (aunt), Peter Ingham (vicar), Ray Float (greengrocer), Lesley Clare O'Neill (butcher)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
In: Television Today 26 Nov 1981  Page: 29
Title: [Stage - 26 Nov 1981: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MKVDuration: 00:52:30 minutesFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-3712226
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file



Video materials(2)
Description: 2-inch QuadruplexLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1982-08-22BFI identifier: C-838685
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 52.3 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1142988
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape