"Funny Farm" is the 13th episode of fifth season of the British

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Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...

''. The episode was a television play that was originally broadcast on 27 February 1975. "Funny Farm" was written by

Roy Minton Roy Minton (born in Nottingham, England) is an English playwright best known for '' Scum'' and his other work with Alan Clarke. He is notable for having written over 30 one-off scripts for London Weekend Television, Rediffusion, BBC, ATV, Grana ...

, directed by

Alan Clarke Alan John Clarke (28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was an English television and film director, producer and writer. Life and career Clarke was born in Wallasey, Wirral, England. Most of Clarke's output was for television rather than cinema, ...

, produced by Mark Shivas, and starred

Tim Preece Tim Preece (born 5 August 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared on British television since the 1960s and also acted on stage. Early life Preece was born in Shrewsbury in Shropshire and was educated at the Priory Grammar School for Boys, S ...

. Alan Wellbeck (

) is a nurse in a mental hospital. His day-to-day struggles with personal feelings and troubled patients provide humour and pathos against the backdrop of a public institution.

Cast

as Alan Welbeck *

Allan Surtees Allan Joseph Surtees (31 December 1924 – 1 November 2000) was an English actor who appeared in many television productions and films over a 30-year period. Television appearances His television appearances included roles on '' Coronation ...

as Arthur Rothwell * Bernard Severn as Ted Spinner *

Michael Bilton Robert Michael Bilton (14 December 1919 – 5 November 1993) was an English actor best known for his roles in the British television sitcoms ''To the Manor Born'' (playing the gardener and sometime butler Ned) and '' Waiting for God'' (playing ...

as Sidney Charlton * Kenneth Scott as Jonathan *

John Locke John Locke (; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism ...

as Jeff West *

Gordon Christie Gordon Christie (27 August 1914 – 13 June 2001) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography Early life and career Christie was born on 27 August 1914. He received his education at Nelson Park School and Napier Technical Coll ...

as Jack * Anthony Langdon as Les Dewhurst * Wally Thomas as Mr. Chadd *

Donald Bisset Donald Bisset (30 August 1910 – 10 August 1995), was an English actor. He also wrote stories for children which he mostly illustrated himself. They have been translated into 16 languages. Selected filmography * ''Murder in the Cathedral'' ...

as Mr. Scully * Terence Davies as Walter * Arnold Diamond as James Ball * Francis Mortimer as Graham * Helena McCarthy as Joyce * Michael Percival as John *

Dorothy Frere Dorothy may refer to: *Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Characters *Dorothy Gale, protagonist of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum * Ace (''Doctor Who'') or Dorothy, a character playe ...

as Edna Ball * Chris Sanders as Bill Spence *

Patricia Moore Patricia Moore (born 1952) is an American industrial designer, gerontologist, and author. Moore is a Fellow of the Industrial Designers Society of America and in 2016 was named one of The Most Notable American Industrial Designers in the histor ...

as Miss Taylor * John Cross

References

External links

* 1975 British television episodes 1975 television plays British television plays Play for Today {{BBC-tv-prog-stub