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Persimmons and Dishwashers R.V.Curl Part 1 (Original title)Crown Court[24/01/73] (Alternative title)R. V Curl Part 1 (Alternative title)
Date: 24 January 1973 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Bob Hird

Synopsis: Why have American date plums - persimmons - become very popular among bookmakers and clubowners in Fulchester? Is it because taking a regular supply guarantees safety from the savage local protection racket?

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TV Transmissions
Date: 24 January 1973Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 13:30-14:00Runtime: 30 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Date: 24 January 1973not specified

Credits (6)
Production Company: Granada Television, Producer: Michael Dunlop, Researcher: Martin Weitz, Script: David Fisher, Designer: Knowles Bentley
Cast (12)
Charles Keating (James Elliot QC), Michael Turner (Chief Inspector Crane), Edward Jewesbury (Judge Bragge), David Ashford (Charles Lotterby), Harry Fowler (George Curl), Harry Landis (Arnold Curl), Colin Edwynn (Detective Sergeant Walsh), Barbara Young (Mrs Sheila Telfer), Ronald Pember (Harry Granger), Peter Wheeler (court reporter), Richard Colson (clerk of court), Mike Hayden (jury foreman)