Nearly a Happy Ending
1980 British TV series or programme
Nearly a Happy Ending | |
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Opening title | |
Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Victoria Wood |
Directed by | Baz Taylor |
Starring | Victoria Wood Julie Walters |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 1 |
Production | |
Producer | Peter Eckersley |
Running time | 66 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 1 June 1980 (1980-06-01) |
Nearly A Happy Ending is a television play written by Victoria Wood, which ITV broadcast on 1 June 1980.[1]
It is a sequel to Wood's earlier play Talent, with the same lead characters: Julie (played by Julie Walters) and Maureen (played by Wood); although some minor plot points from Talent are either ignored or contradicted in this play.
According to the BFI's Screenonline website, the plot concerns "Maureen's ill-fated attempts to lose her virginity at a dismal salesmen's party in a Manchester hotel".[2]
Cast
- Victoria Wood as Maureen
- Julie Walters as Julie
- Paul Seed as Tony
- Rosemary Williams as Madge
- Freddie Fletcher as Tim
- Mike Kelly as Ken
- Christopher Godwin as Barman
- Peter Martin as Les Dickey
- Jill Summers as Attendant
- Roger Brierley as A.J. Germany
- Patricia Roe as Evelyn (as Pat Roe)
- Johnnie Tweed as Accountant (as Johnny Tweed)
- The Square Pegs as Businessmen Quartet
- Rebecca Storm as Tina
- Bert Oxley as Taxi Driver
- Pamela Austin as Slimmers' Chorus
- Julie Bennett as Slimmers' Chorus
- Brenda Castle as Slimmers' Chorus
- Helen Dean as Slimmers' Chorus
- Lorna Doone as Slimmers' Chorus
- Doreen Driver as Slimmers' Chorus
- Paula Greca as Slimmers' Chorus
- Norma Hardy as Slimmers' Chorus
- Lola Morice as Slimmers' Chorus
- Hazel Sutton as Slimmers' Chorus
References
External links
- Nearly A Happy Ending at IMDb
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Victoria Wood
- The Summer Show (1975)
- Wood and Walters (1981)
- As Seen on TV (1985–87; episodes; Acorn Antiques)
- Julie Walters and Friends (1991)
- All Day Breakfast (1992)
- With All the Trimmings (2000)
- Mid Life Christmas (2009)
- In at the Death (1978)
- Talent (1978)
- Good Fun (1980)
- Acorn Antiques: The Musical! (2005)
- That Day We Sang (2011)
- Talent (1979)
- Nearly a Happy Ending (1980)
- Happy Since I Met You (1981)
- Pat and Margaret (1994)
- Housewife, 49 (2006)
- Eric and Ernie (2011)
- Loving Miss Hatto (2012)
- That Day We Sang (2014)
- Victoria Wood (1989)
- Dinnerladies (1998–2000; episodes)
- Victoria Wood: Moonwalking (2004)
- Victoria Wood's Big Fat Documentary (2004)
- Victoria's Empire (2007)
- Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea (2013)