Nearly A Happy Ending is a television play written by Victoria Wood, which ITV broadcast on 1 June 1980.[1]
| Nearly a Happy Ending | |
|---|---|
 Opening title | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Victoria Wood |
| Directed by | Baz Taylor |
| Starring | Victoria Wood Julie Walters |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Peter Eckersley |
| Running time | 66 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 1 June 1980 |
It is a sequel to Wood's earlier play Talent, with the same lead characters: Julie (played by Julie Walters) and Maureen (played by Wood); although some minor plot points from Talent are either ignored or contradicted in this play.
According to the BFI's Screenonline website, the plot concerns "Maureen's ill-fated attempts to lose her virginity at a dismal salesmen's party in a Manchester hotel".[2]
Cast
edit- Victoria Wood as Maureen
- Julie Walters as Julie
- Paul Seed as Tony
- Rosemary Williams as Madge
- Freddie Fletcher as Tim
- Mike Kelly as Ken
- Christopher Godwin as Barman
- Peter Martin as Les Dickey
- Jill Summers as Attendant
- Roger Brierley as A.J. Germany
- Patricia Roe as Evelyn (as Pat Roe)
- Johnnie Tweed as Accountant (as Johnny Tweed)
- The Square Pegs as Businessmen Quartet
- Rebecca Storm as Tina
- Bert Oxley as Taxi Driver
- Pamela Austin as Slimmers' Chorus
- Julie Bennett as Slimmers' Chorus
- Brenda Castle as Slimmers' Chorus
- Helen Dean as Slimmers' Chorus
- Lorna Doone as Slimmers' Chorus
- Doreen Driver as Slimmers' Chorus
- Paula Greca as Slimmers' Chorus
- Norma Hardy as Slimmers' Chorus
- Lola Morice as Slimmers' Chorus
- Hazel Sutton as Slimmers' Chorus
References
edit- ^ "Nearly A Happy Ending (1981)(TV)". IMDb. 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
- ^ Duguid, Mark (July 2003). "Screenonline - Talent (1979)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2007.