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The French Connection

The post-war construction team's Potts and Perkins hurl insults - and then onions. Stars Norman Rossington. From February 1987.

Arch-rivals - Town Hall clerk, Potts, and sanitary inspector, Perkins - hurl insults and then onions...

Six anarchic tales from those demob days 'when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour'.

Written by Ted Walker.

Narrated by Bernard Cribbins.

Big Jim …. Norman Rossington
Harold Perkins …. Roland Curram
Old Ned …. Harold Goodwin
Nimrod …. David John
Turps … Sylvester McCoy
Chick …. David Beckett
Potts …. Christopher Godwin
Miss Farquhar …. Hilary Mason
French Onion Johnnie …. Andre Maranne
PC Speedworth. …. Norman Mitchell

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 in February 1987.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 2 Mar 2024 04:30

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