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Harry H Corbett | Hemel Pike | |
Hugh Griffith | Joe | |
Eric Sykes | The Mariner | |
Ronnie Barker | Ronnie | |
Julia Foster | Christine | |
Miriam Karlin | Nellie | |
Eric Barker | Foreman | |
Derek Nimmo | Doctor Scott | |
Norman Bird | Waterways Supervisor | |
Richard Briers | Tomkins | |
Brian Wilde | Policeman | |
George A. Cooper | Official in Office | |
Grazina Frame | Girl in Office | |
Jo Rowbotham | Cynthia | |
Edwin Apps | George |
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Producer | W.A. Whittaker
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Writer | Ray Galton
Alan Simpson |
Hemel Pike is a canal barge casanova, aided and abetted by his illiterate cousin, Ronnie. Hemel has a girl in every town along his route, and each one is intent on marriage. He is finally caught when one of the girls, Christine, falls pregnant. Her protective father, a 'larger than life' character, who holds the canal record for drinking 29 pints of 'Brown & Mild' in a single session, is understandably upset by his daughter's situation... |
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