A Day Out

Stephen Frears
1972-12-24


4.8
49 min

Alan Bennett's debut play for television follows the members of a Halifax cycling club, on an outing from Halifax to the ruins of Fountains Abbey. Set in the summer of 1911 and projects an idyllic vision of Edwardian England .

Cast

Name Character Team
David Waller Mr. Shuttleworth Unowned
James Cossins Mr. Shorter Unowned
Philip Locke Gregory Wilkins Unowned
John Normington Arthur Ackroyd Unowned
Brian Glover Henry Boothroyd Unowned
Paul Shane Baldring Unowned
Dave Hill Eric Gibson Unowned
Don McKillop Mr. Tetley Unowned
Bernard Wrigley Ernest Tetley Unowned
Paul Greenwood Edgar Appleton Unowned
Paul Rosebury Gerald Cross Unowned
Helen Fraser Mrs. Ackroyd Unowned
Maggie Jones Mrs. Shorter Unowned
Anna Wing Landlady Unowned
Sharon Campbell Pretty Girl, Connie Unowned
Rosalind Elliot Plain Girl, Luisa Unowned
Jane Wood Wife Unowned
Paul Luty Husband Unowned
Fred Feast Gamekeeper Unowned
Dorothy Reynolds Florence's Mother Unowned
Anthony Andrews Florence's Brother Unowned
George Fenton Florence's Brother Unowned
Virginia Nicolson Florence Unowned