UK, 9 January 1975
110m
16mm film, colour, 4:3
mono, English
Series: Play for Today (1970-1984) – series 5, episode 8
A British borderline fantasy television episode written by Philip Martin and directed by Philip Saville
Plot Summary
Newly released prisoner John Kline is drawn back into the criminal – and occasionally surreal – underworld of Brimingham’s crime gangs. It was followed by a full series, Gangsters (1976-1978).
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Philip Saville
BBC Birmingham
Produced by: Barry Hanson
Written by: Philip Martin
Script Editor: William Smethurst
Film Editor: Henry Fowler
Theme Music by: Greenslade
Designed by: Ian Ashurst
Cast
Maurice Colbourne (John Kline)
Philip Martin (Rawlinson)
Ahmed Khalil (Khan)
Saeed Jaffrey (Rafiq)
Elizabeth Cassidy (Anne Darracott)
Tania Rogers (Dinah Carmichael)
Paul Satvendar (Kuldip)
Paul Barber (Malleson)
Paul Antrim (Dermor Macavoy)
Goutam Choudhury (servant)
Graham Weston (Billy Rawlinson)
Gordon Bilboe (Tommy Rawlinson)
Tariq Yunus (Jashir Singh Mahall)
Hans Mater (Van Der Staay)
Alan Towers (interviewer)
Romi Arora (Mangit)
Bunny Johnson, Larry Brown (Rawlinson’s accomplice)
Rolf Day, Mohammed Ashiq (comedians)
Ethel Coley, Joanne White, Earlene Bentley (Shadettes)
Marie Dali (Sandra)
Leon Terroll
Jonny Wong
Jarnail Singh
Ashok Kumar
Gerry Foley
Hinat Solanki
Links
Sequel
Gangsters (1976-1978)
