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Post by nickconnor1961 on Jan 24, 2011 20:57:28 GMT
Does anybody on here remember an early 80s Play for today , called Muscle Market , in which Pete postlewaite starred , which looked very good
A clip was shown in the tribute which i presume means it survives somewhere in BBC Archives ,
Just checked under Alan bleadale and it does not appear to be on Dvd , Gbh, Jakes progress & Mellsia , is but not Muscle Market
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Post by Gary Robinson on Jan 26, 2011 18:23:11 GMT
It was repeated on Channel 4 in the 1990s when they had a repeat season of Play for Today,it is often described as a forerunner to The Blackstuff and is a brilliant play from when TV was worth watching.
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Post by Tom McPhillips on Jan 26, 2011 19:46:02 GMT
It was originally planned as part of the Boys From The Blackstuff series, but apparently produced early to plug a gap in production.
It was shown in January 1981 as a standalone Play For Today between the initial drama and the subsequent series, centering on a building boss who employs people cheaply by being complicit in the social security fraud of his employees and therefore guilty of a crime himself.
I don't understand why it wasn't added to the Boys From The Black Stuff DVD issue.
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Post by Philip Hindley on Jan 29, 2011 11:44:59 GMT
I remember seeing this first time and I remember there was a shot of some guy with his hands around the neck of someone in a club doorway, the one being strangled was , whichI am sure to this day was one time Beatles manager Allan Williams, it was a still shot ! I always wished I would have taped it I have been after it ever since. O h yeah he was in it too, the guy who used to be in Brookside, forgot his name at moment ..Bill ?  |
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Post by Philip Hindley on Feb 15, 2011 12:46:58 GMT
Bill Dean he played Harry Cross who always seemed to be nothing else but ! There Ive answered my own question.
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