Hold the Back Page Old Partners (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Drama

Hold the Back Page

Old Partners (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Drama

With memories of watching cricket as a child, Ken heads off to the Test match. When rain ends the days play, Ken meets his hero Doug Stout. He finds Stout's old opening partner Maurice Gibbons and discovers how he was left a broken man.

Director

Adrian Shergold

Writers

Stan Hey (writer) | Andrew Nickolds (writer)

Producer

Evgeny Gridneff (producer)

Composer

Gordon Giltrap

Production Designer

Dacre Punt

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 3, 1985

Release date

Dec 3, 1985 (United Kingdom)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
David Warner Ken Wordsworth Ken Wordsworth See fewer	Tron (1982)
Eric Allan Reg Prosser Reg Prosser See fewer	Bleak Moments (1971)
Gil Brailey Alison Alison See fewer	The Car (2005)
Lee Whitlock Charlie Wordsworth Charlie Wordsworth See fewer	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
David Horovitch Russell de Vries Russell de Vries See fewer	Mr. Turner (2014)
Peter-Hugo Daly Steve Stevens Steve Stevens See fewer	Made in Dagenham (2010)
Richard Ireson Frank McNab Frank McNab See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Tilly Vosburgh Ruby Ruby See fewer	The Awakening (I) (2011)
Peter Hughes Doug Stout Doug Stout See fewer	Evita (1996)
John Normington Maurice Gibbons Maurice Gibbons See fewer	Rollerball (1975)
Ralph Michael Percy Percy See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
Wilfred Grove Cedric Gibbons Cedric Gibbons See fewer	The Avengers (1961)