BBC Sunday-Night Theatre The Small Back Room (Season 10, Episode 14)
TV Episode | Drama

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre

The Small Back Room (Season 10, Episode 14)

TV Episode | Drama

Sammy Rice - prevented by an artificial foot from military service in World War II - is instead a "back room boy", a life he finds frustrating in the extreme.

Writers

Nigel Balchin (novel) | John Hopkins (adaptation)

Producer

Harold Clayton

Editor

Ian Callaway

Production Designer

Guy Sheppard

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 5, 1959

Release date

Apr 5, 1959 (United Kingdom)

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
John Gregson Sammy Rice Sammy Rice See fewer	The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
Ursula Howells Susan Susan See fewer	Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
David Webb Lieutenant Pearson Lieutenant Pearson See fewer	The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff (1959)
Jack Hedley Captain Stuart Captain Stuart See fewer	The New York Ripper (1982)
John Brooking Peter Carter Peter Carter See fewer	Rob Roy (1961)
Charles Gray Waring Waring See fewer	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Jane Barrett Miss Evans Miss Evans See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Oliver Johnston Professor Mair Professor Mair See fewer	The Quatermass Experiment (1953)
Henry Lincoln Till (as Henry Soskin) Till (as Henry Soskin) See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Peter Copley Pinker Pinker See fewer	Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Colin Douglas Sergeant-Major Groves Sergeant-Major Groves See fewer	The Children of the New Forest (1964)
Nigel Arkwright Corporal Taylor Corporal Taylor See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Peter Lewiston Wilson Wilson See fewer	Rock Around the World (1957)
Dorothy Gordon Mrs. Davis Mrs. Davis See fewer	Hobson's Choice (1954)
William Sherwood Doctor Doctor See fewer	The Dark Island (1962)
Hilary Mason Nurse Nurse See fewer	Don't Look Now (1973)
Ronald Leigh-Hunt Lieutenant-Colonel Strang Lieutenant-Colonel Strang See fewer	The Message (1976)
Robert Perceval Brine Brine See fewer	The Chequered Flag (1960)
Anthony Hawkins Actor Actor See fewer	I Am Homicide (2016)
Robert Pitt Actor Actor See fewer	Ramar of the Jungle (1952)
Norman Taylor Actor Actor See fewer	ITV Play of the Week (1955)