The Missing Postman
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The Missing Postman is a two-part comedy drama originally broadcast on BBC One
on the consecutive evenings of 29 March and 30 March 1997. Adapted from the Mark Wallington
novel, it received the award for Best BBC Comedy Drama at the British Comedy Awards in 1997.
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
on the consecutive evenings of 29 March and 30 March 1997. Adapted from the Mark Wallington
Mark Wallington (writer)
Mark Wallington is an author and broadcaster, perhaps most famous for his humorous "Boogie" travelogues, both memorably serialised on BBC Radio Four. After leaving school, Wallington worked as a jobbing gardener before embarking on a career as a journalist and scriptwriter, his first credit being...
novel, it received the award for Best BBC Comedy Drama at the British Comedy Awards in 1997.
Synopsis
When Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But Clive is a postman to the core, and in the moment of unexpected rebellion he makes a decision that will change his life. Mounting his trusty bicycle, he sets off to deliver to be an odyssey of self discovery. Pursued by the police and lionised by the media, Clive becomes both a fugitive and a reluctant hero.Cast
- James BolamJames BolamJames Christopher Bolam, MBE is a British actor, best known for his roles as Jack Ford in When the Boat Comes In, Trevor Chaplin in The Beiderbecke Trilogy, Terry Collier in The Likely Lads and its sequel Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh, Dr Arthur Gilder in...
... Clive Peacock - Alison SteadmanAlison SteadmanAlison Steadman OBE is an English actress. She established her career with roles such as Beverley in Abigail's Party and Candice Marie in Nuts in May for the director Mike Leigh, to whom she was once married. In addition to her stage and radio work, she has had lead roles in The Singing Detective,...
... Christine Peacock - Jim Carter... DS Lawrence Pitman
- Gwyneth StrongGwyneth StrongGwyneth Strong is an English actress. She is probably best known for her role in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses as Cassandra, who was married to Del Boy's brother Rodney.-Career:...
... WPC Rachel McMahon - Stephen Moore ... Ralph
- Barbara DicksonBarbara DicksonBarbara Ruth Dickson, OBE is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February"...
... Linda Taylor - Larry LambLarry Lamb (actor)Lawrence Douglas "Larry" Lamb is an English actor who has worked frequently in television. He is best known for playing one of the greatest villains of British soap Archie Mitchell in the BBC television soap EastEnders, Michael Shipman in the BBC television show Gavin & Stacey and Mischievous...
... Trevor Ramsay - Sam LogginSam LogginSam Loggin is an English actress born in Northamptonshire, UK. Her noteworthy performances include the roles of Lucy in Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married and Anna in Girls in Love.- Filmography :- References :...
... Patricia Flint