''Moving Story'' is a British
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television series
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which aired on
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in two series between 26 May 1994 and 29 August 1995.
[Maxford p.40] It was created by
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as a spin-off from his 1984 film ''
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'', about a group of
removal men.
Actors who appeared in episodes of the series include
Peter Blythe
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Zena Walker
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Dora Bryan
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Martin Clunes
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Gwen Taylor
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Ben Walden
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Bryan Pringle
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Miles Anderson
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Jeffry Wickham
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Pauline Jameson
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Benjamin Whitrow
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Sarah-Jane Potts
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Doreen Keogh
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Pauline Delaney,
Mark Benton
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Vincent Regan
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David Ryall
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Jonathan Coy
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Beth Goddard
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and
Camille Coduri
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Main cast
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Warren Clarke
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as Bamber
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Phil Davis as Adrenalin
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Con O'Neill as Nick
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Ronny Jhutti
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as Asif
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Kenneth Colley
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as Ken Uttley
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Sheila Kelley as Patsy
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Melanie Kilburn
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as Charlotte
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Emma Amos as Kathy
* Meera Devon as Kalsoom
Episodes
Series One
#"Moving Story" (26 May 1994 – 75 minutes)
#"Last Stand at Laurel Way" (2 June 1994 – brought forward from 9 June 1994)
#"A Piece of Cake" (9 June 1994 – postponed from 2 June 1994)
#"Father's Day" (16 June 1994)
#"Charlotte, Emma, Bamber & Anne" (30 June 1994)
#"None Shall Sleep" (7 July 1994)
Series Two
#"The African Queen" (18 July 1995)
#"Norman Blood" (25 July 1995)
#"Bear Necessities" (1 August 1995)
#"Something Blue" (8 August 1995)
#"Trivial Pursuits" (15 August 1995)
#"Superstition" (22 August 1995)
#"Canterbury Tales" (29 August 1995)
References
Bibliography
* Howard Maxford. ''Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company''. McFarland, 2018.
External links
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{{Jack Rosenthal
1994 British television series debuts
1995 British television series endings
1990s British comedy-drama television series
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English-language television shows
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