It is a sequel to Wood's earlier play Talent, with the same lead characters: Julie (played by Julie Walters) and Maureen (played by Wood); although some minor plot points from Talent are either ignored or contradicted in this play.
According to the BFI's Screenonline website, the plot concerns "Maureen's ill-fated attempts to lose her virginity at a dismal salesmen's party in a Manchester hotel".[2]
nearly, happy, ending, nearly, happy, ending, television, play, written, victoria, wood, which, broadcast, june, 1980, opening, titlegenrecomedycreated, byvictoria, wooddirected, bybaz, taylorstarringvictoria, woodjulie, walterscountry, originunited, kingdomno. Nearly A Happy Ending is a television play written by Victoria Wood which ITV broadcast on 1 June 1980 1 Nearly a Happy EndingOpening titleGenreComedyCreated byVictoria WoodDirected byBaz TaylorStarringVictoria WoodJulie WaltersCountry of originUnited KingdomNo of series1No of episodes1ProductionProducerPeter EckersleyRunning time66 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkITVRelease1 June 1980 1980 06 01 It is a sequel to Wood s earlier play Talent with the same lead characters Julie played by Julie Walters and Maureen played by Wood although some minor plot points from Talent are either ignored or contradicted in this play According to the BFI s Screenonline website the plot concerns Maureen s ill fated attempts to lose her virginity at a dismal salesmen s party in a Manchester hotel 2 Cast editVictoria Wood as Maureen Julie Walters as Julie Paul Seed as Tony Rosemary Williams as Madge Freddie Fletcher as Tim Mike Kelly as Ken Christopher Godwin as Barman Peter Martin as Les Dickey Jill Summers as Attendant Roger Brierley as A J Germany Patricia Roe as Evelyn as Pat Roe Johnnie Tweed as Accountant as Johnny Tweed The Square Pegs as Businessmen Quartet Rebecca Storm as Tina Bert Oxley as Taxi Driver Pamela Austin as Slimmers Chorus Julie Bennett as Slimmers Chorus Brenda Castle as Slimmers Chorus Helen Dean as Slimmers Chorus Lorna Doone as Slimmers Chorus Doreen Driver as Slimmers Chorus Paula Greca as Slimmers Chorus Norma Hardy as Slimmers Chorus Lola Morice as Slimmers Chorus Hazel Sutton as Slimmers ChorusReferences edit Nearly A Happy Ending 1981 TV IMDb 2007 Retrieved 7 November 2007 Duguid Mark July 2003 Screenonline Talent 1979 British Film Institute Retrieved 7 November 2007 External links editNearly A Happy Ending at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nearly a Happy Ending amp oldid 1205990159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
