The Nearly Man
The Nearly Man was a UK TV series from the mid-1970s created by Arthur Hopcraft about a middle-class Labour MP. Originally screened on ITV on 4 August 1974, the series won the Broadcasting Press Guild award for the best single play on British television in 1974. The series was filmed in London by Granada Television, in black and white. Some episodes were directed by British director John Irvin. The main cast included Tony Britton as the lead character, Anne Firbank, John Leyton, and Ian McCulloch.
Cast
Tony Britton
Christopher Collinson - Chris Tomlinson
8 episodes
Wilfred Pickles
Bernard King
8 episodes
Michael Elphick
Ron Hibbert
8 episodes
Ann Firbank
Alice Collinson
8 episodes
David Wilkinson
David Collinson
8 episodes
John Leyton
Brian Griffin
8 episodes
Ian McCulloch
Peter Richards
8 episodes
Ian East
Maurice Wrigley
8 episodes
Gwen Taylor
Dorothy Hibbert
8 episodes
Kate Fahy
Millie Dutton
8 episodes
Steven Grives
Len
8 episodes
Graham Rigby
George
8 episodes
Pamela Manson
Beryl Gardiner
8 episodes
Chris Canavan
Billy
8 episodes
Josie Lane
Mrs. King
8 episodes
Philip Moore
Michael Hibbert
8 episodes
Marc Harrison
Andrew Collinson
8 episodes
David Scase
Chairman
1 episode
Rhoda Lewis
Elsie
1 episode
Seasons
Season 1
1974 · 8 eps
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