Thirty-Minute Theatre Swallowing the Anchor (Season 4, Episode 15)
TV Episode | 30 min | Crime, Drama

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Swallowing the Anchor (Season 4, Episode 15)

TV Episode | 30 min | Crime, Drama

Commander Dusting is used to commanding men and having his slightest wish obeyed. So it comes as a great shock when he suddenly finds himself redundant.

Director

John Warrington

Writer

Frank Clements (writer)

Producer

Innes Lloyd (producer)

Production Designer

Tim Gleeson

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 23, 1968

Release date

Dec 23, 1968 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Leslie Sands Commander Edward Dusting, RN (Retd.) Commander Edward Dusting, RN (Retd.) See fewer	Z Cars (1962)
Stephanie Bidmead Laura Dusting Laura Dusting See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Jeremy Clyde Alaric Goldsworthy Alaric Goldsworthy See fewer	Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
Marty Cruickshank Secretary (as Marty Cruikshank) Secretary (as Marty Cruikshank) See fewer	My Oxford Year (2025)
George A. Cooper Bob Bates Bob Bates See fewer	Tom Jones (1963)
Aubrey Richards Bert Carpenter Bert Carpenter See fewer	Under Milk Wood (1971)