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A compelling and uplifting memoir of two young evacuees growing up in the countryside during the Second World War
“I enjoyed Outrageous Fortune immensely. Its wonderful mix of the personal and the legal makes it hugely gripping and very moving. It’s a terrific read.” David Hare “A harrowing tale of one man’s long - and ultimately losing - struggle against the legal system and its representatives. One would like to think that what Terence Frisby went through couldn’t happen today - but can we be sure?” Marcel Berlins, Legal Columnist, The Guardian, Law in Action, Radio 4 “Mr Frisby’s shocking account corroborates my belief that our divorce system merely serves to damage families, multiply areas of conflict and line the pockets of the legal profession. An enthralling read.” Michael Man...
The story centers on Duffy Bergman, a famed cartoonist whose biological clock has sounded ... just in time foe a midlife crisis. Duffy wants a child. And when his marriage fails to produce on, he begins a comic quest for fulfillment.
Drama / Characters: 5 males, 3 females Scenery: Interior James Highwood, the host of a popular television program called 'British Justice', is on the stand at the Old Bailey, accused of murdering his severely handicapped child. He refuses his solicitor's plea to obtain legal representation and conducts his own defense, admitting responsibility but pleading manslaughter. His claim that the jury alone is responsible for the verdict brings him into conflict with the judge, while his battle to have his intentions understood brings him into conflict with the prosecutor, a well known Catholic pro-lifer. There is also the question of whether Highwood actually killed his child after all. This adroitly written courtroom drama starred Diana Quick and Martin Shaw in London's West End. "Absorbing. . . . His writing is sharp, and the courtroom interchanges positively crackle." Sunday Express
Seaside Postcard is a comedy for four men and four women, originally presented by the Young Vic Company, London. The group assembled on the beach could almost be regarded as characters from typical seaside postcards brought to life. During their brief sojourn much happens. Terry, heir to three fish and chip shops, becomes engaged to Sharon but anticipates marriage with her; the meek worm Martin suddenly turns; an unfortunate explosion shatters the sunbathing calm, a wife-swapping seems imminent and a rising tide threatens the lot of them.
The Music Box, direction: Irving Berlin and J.J. Shubert, Saint-Subber and Michael Codron, in association with Columbia Pictures Corp. present Gig Young, Barbara Ferris, Jon Pertwee, Rita Gam in "There's a Girl in My Soup," a new comedy by Terence Frisby, with George Hall, Erica Fitz, and Gawn Grainger, original production designed by Hutchinson Scott, costumes designed by Stanley Simmons, lighting by Lloyd Burlingame, directed by Robert Chetwyn.
David Jason is Britain's best-loved star. From his wonderful characterisation of Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses to Detective Jack Frost and Mr Micawber, he has captured the heart of a nation. This remarkable biography traces the life of Britain's favourite actor from his humble roots in north London through his days as an electrician to Sir David Jason, the icon we all know and love. Recruited to an early Monty Python project for his masterful sense of timing, David soon attracted the attention of Ronnie Barker with whom he appeared in episodes of the classic BBC comedy series Porridge and Open All Hours. He has gone on to create many of television's popular and enduring characters, earnin...
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