Snakes and Ladders Episode #1.7 (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Snakes and Ladders

Episode #1.7 (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Giles has been sectioned in a mental institution after no one believes he's really who he claims. Gavin plans to resign in protest for the way things have been handled, but can be really help save Giles?

Director

Baz Taylor

Writers

Maurice Gran | Laurence Marks

Producer

Baz Taylor

Composer

Jim Parker (music composed by)

Editor

John Allen

Casting Director

Malcolm Drury

Production Designer

Robert Scott

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Updated Nov 28, 1989

Release date

Nov 28, 1989 (United Kingdom)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
John Gordon Sinclair Gavin Gavin See fewer	Gregory's Girl (1980)
Adrian Edmondson Giles Giles See fewer	Bancroft (2017)
Lynsey Baxter Serena Serena See fewer	The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Elizabeth Bennett Miss Ainscow Miss Ainscow See fewer	Calendar Girls (2003)
Rowena Cooper Dr Kelsey Dr Kelsey See fewer	Poirot (1989)
Rik Mayall Alternative Comedian Alternative Comedian See fewer	The Young Ones (1982)
Ken Livingstone Red Ken Red Ken See fewer	Snakes and Ladders (1989)
Ed Devereaux Lord Tewkesbury Lord Tewkesbury See fewer	True Believers (1988)
Phil McCall Gavin's Dad Gavin's Dad See fewer	Breaking the Waves (1996)
John Horsley Sir Lewis Forbes Compton Sir Lewis Forbes Compton See fewer	The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)
Philip Wilde Border Fence Guard Border Fence Guard See fewer	How We Used to Live (1968)
Anthony Benson Butler Butler See fewer	1984 (1984)
Louise Beattie Young Hooker Young Hooker See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)