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Access to the Children (Original title)
Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 05 March 1973 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Philip Saville

Production company billing: ©1972. BBC
Synopsis: A married man forms a liaison with a woman he meets on a train, and is divorced by his wife who allows him access to their daughters on Sundays, which they usually spend at the zoo.

Subjects:
Visiting rights, Divorce, Fathers

Series title:

TV Transmissions
Date: 05 March 1973Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:25-22:30Slot duration: 65 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Date: 09 May 1974Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:25-22:30Slot duration: 65 minsNetwork

Credits (14)
©: BBC, Production Company: BBC TV, Producer: Irene Shubik, [Written] By: William Trevor, Studio Lighting: Sam Barclay, Film Cameraman: Phil Méheux, Video Tape Editor: Peter Francis, Film Editor: Michael Johns, Designer: Jeremy Davies, Costume: Judy Allen, Make-up: Elizabeth Rowell, Film Sound: Stan Nightingale, Studio Sound: Norman Bennett
Cast (12)
Joss Ackland (Malcolmson), Mary Peach (Elizabeth), Hildegard Neil (Diana), Peter Clay (Richard), Mandy Tulloch (Deidre), Lysandre De La Haye (Susie), Richard Pendrey (marketing expert), Alan Hay (chairman), Ian Fairbairn (board member), Ricky Lansing, William Bond, Stephen Bill (waiter)