BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Hobson's Choice (Season 1, Episode 14)
TV Episode | 120 min | Drama

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre

Hobson's Choice (Season 1, Episode 14)

TV Episode | 120 min | Drama

Henry Hobson runs a successful boot-maker's shop in nineteenth-century Salford. A widower with a weakness for the pub opposite, he tries forcefully to run the lives of his three unruly daughters. When he decrees 'no marriages' to avoid the...See moreHenry Hobson runs a successful boot-maker's shop in nineteenth-century Salford. A widower with a weakness for the pub opposite, he tries forcefully to run the lives of his three unruly daughters. When he decrees 'no marriages' to avoid the expensive matter of settlements, eldest daughter Maggie rebels and sets her sights on Will Mossop, Hobson's star boot-maker. Maggie and Will leave to start up in competition, and she then turns her mind to helping her sisters marry their chosen partners. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Wilfred Pickles William Mossop William Mossop See fewer	Billy Liar (1963)
Belle Chrystall Maggie Hobson Maggie Hobson See fewer	Hindle Wakes (1931)
Sonia Williams Alice Hobson Alice Hobson See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Sylvia Clarke Vicky Hobson Vicky Hobson See fewer	Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
Edgar K. Bruce Henry Horatio Hobson Henry Horatio Hobson See fewer	School for Scandal (1930)
Jack Howarth Timothy 'Tubby' Wadlow Timothy 'Tubby' Wadlow See fewer	Hobson's Choice (1954)
Beatrice Varley Mrs. Hepworth Mrs. Hepworth See fewer	Jassy (1947)
Alan Bromly Albert Prosser Albert Prosser See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Frank Atkinson Jim Heeler Jim Heeler See fewer	Great Expectations (1946)
Denis Fraser Fred Beenstock (as Dennis Fraser) Fred Beenstock (as Dennis Fraser) See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Sibell Gill Ada Figgins Ada Figgins See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Alastair Hunter Dr. MacFarlane Dr. MacFarlane See fewer	The Italian Job (1969)