Play for Today The Thin End of the Wedge (Season 8, Episode 10)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

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Play for Today

The Thin End of the Wedge (Season 8, Episode 10)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

"Five days of darkness then. Unless you get it together we will have five days of darkness. And on the sixth day you will say, let there be light, and no doubt it'll be such an effort that on the seventh day you'll have to rest!"

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Updated Dec 20, 1977

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Dec 20, 1977 (United Kingdom)

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16 wins & 16 nominations

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Marshall Peter Peter See fewer	Eight Men Out (1988)
Eileen Nicholas Mary Mary See fewer	Trainspotting (1996)
Gordon Reid Mark Mark See fewer	Mansfield Park (1999)
Freddie Boardley Young man Young man See fewer	Killer (1983)
Mary Riggans Operator Operator See fewer	Dear Frankie (2004)
Niall Toibin Irishman Irishman See fewer	Far and Away (1992)
Alex Norton John John See fewer	The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
David Bannerman First youth First youth See fewer	The Omega Factor (1979)
Paul Kelly Second youth Second youth See fewer	The Protectors (1972)
Ronnie Letham Third youth Third youth See fewer	The Saint (1997)
Michael Malone Fourth youth Fourth youth See fewer	Sutherland's Law (1973)
Ken Henderson Policeman Policeman See fewer	High Living (1968)
Miriam Margolyes Veronica Veronica See fewer	The Age of Innocence (1993)
Ann Scott-Jones Barmaid Barmaid See fewer	Local Hero (1983)
Bill Paterson Luke Luke See fewer	The Witches (1990)
Reginald Tsiboe Percival Percival See fewer	Moses Jones (2009)
John McGlynn Matthew Matthew See fewer	Les Misérables (1998)
John Bett Paul Paul See fewer	Shallow Grave (1994)
Phil McCall Electricity man Electricity man See fewer	Breaking the Waves (1996)