| Give Us a Break | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Written by | Geoff McQueen |
| Starring | Robert Lindsay Paul McGann Shirin Taylor |
| Composer | Harry South |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Terence Williams |
| Running time | 50 minutes (series) 95 minutes (special) |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 22 September 1983 (1983-09-22) – 31 December 1984 (1984-12-31) |
Give Us a Break is a British comedy drama television series which was originally broadcast on BBC One in a series of seven episodes between 22 September an 3 November 1983 with a feature-length Christmas Special the following year.
Synopsis
A London wheeler dealer is extremely put out at having to look after his girlfriend's younger brother from Liverpool. Things change, however, when he discovers that he is a snooker prodigy.
Main cast
- Robert Lindsay as Micky Noades
- Paul McGann as Mo Morris
- Shirin Taylor as Tina
- David Daker as Ron Palmer
- Ron Pember as Bobby Weeks
- Alan Ford as Nobby Wilson
- David Sibley as Billy Wilson
- Johnny Shannon as Lenny Stone
- Tony Selby as Benny
- Julian Holloway as Dave Nelson
- John Forgeham as Brindly
- William Simons as Tommy Buck
- David Jackson as Stitch Peters
- Bill Wallis as Jack Hobson
- Victoria Burgoyne as Nancy
- Walter Sparrow as Alan Clegg
- Alphonsia Emmanuel as Pat
References
- Vahimagi p.285
- Perry p.247
Bibliography
- Perry, Chris. The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937-2013. 2017.
- Vahimagi, Tise. British Television: An Illustrated Guide. Oxford University Press, 1996.