UK, 9 December 1980
videotape, 16mm film, colour, 4:3
mono, English
Series: Play for Today (1970-1984) – series 11, episode 7
A British science fiction television episode written by Jeremy Paul and Alan Gibson and directed by Gibson.
Plot Summary
Historical researcher Dominick Hide travel through time from 2130 to study the London transport system of 1980. But he breaks the cardinal rule and becomes involved, searching out his great great grandfather before falling in love with boutique owner Jane, putting the future in serious risk.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Alan Gibson
© BBC 1980
Producer: Chris Cherry
Unit Production Manager: Geoffrey Paget
[Written] By: Jeremy Paul and Alan Gibson
From an idea by Alan Gibson
Lighting: John Green
Senior Cameraman: Dave Mutton
Film Cameraman: Nigel Walters
Technical Manager: Rod Litherland
Film Editor: David Martin
VT Editor: Dennis Collett
Vision Mixer: Jim Stephens
Guitarist: Mitchell Dalton
Sound: Richard Chubb
Film Sound: Ron Brown
Costume Designer: Rosalind Ebbutt
Make Up: Dorka Nieradzik
Video Effects: Dave Jervis
Visual Effects: Peter Wragg
Designer: Roger Murray-Leach
Graphic Designer: Ray Ogden
Assistant Floor Managers: Peter Rose, Joanna Gueritz
Production Assistant: Andrew Whitman
Director’s Assistant: Glenys Williams
Cast
Peter Firth (Dominick Hide)
Caroline Langrishe (Jane)
Pippa Guard (Ava)
Patrick Magee (Caleb Line)
Trevor Ray (Alaric)
Sylvia Coleridge (Great Aunt Mavis)
Jean Trend (Helda)
Timothy Davies (Jim Bone)
Denis Lawson (Felix)
Bernadette Shortt (Midge)
Tony Melody (Harry)
Bill Gavin (Brian)
David Griffin (Karl)
Karl Howman (Geoffrey)
Jenny Donnison (Carole)
Michael Carter (1st youth)
Philip Davis (2nd youth)
Mark Wingett (3rd youth)
Nicholas McArdle (policeman)
Sylvia Brayshay (Ida)
Colin Cunningham (Gordon)
David Beale
Gary Bramble
Sarah Carthy
Ysanne Churchman (voice of Soo)
Myrtle Devenish
James Gilbey
Andrew MacLachlan
Jason Savage
Robert Spencer, Roderick Skeaping, Andrew van der Beek (hologram musicians)
Alternative Titles
Die Seltsamen Missionen des Dominick Hide – West Germany
Links
Sequel
Play for Today: Another Flip for Dominick (1982)
References
Books
- Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.178
