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72 min
This is a dramatisation of the events surrounding the opening night of British television on November 2, 1936 at Alexandra Place in London. It was produced to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Shaughan Seymour | Cecil Madden | Unowned |
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Nicholas Farrell | David | Unowned |
| Caroline Embling | Florence | Unowned | |
| Nicola King | Wendy | Unowned | |
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Jill Balcon | Miss Stanley | Unowned |
| Mike Lewin | Mr Thomas | Unowned | |
| Roger Booth | Commissionaire | Unowned | |
| Leila Hoffman | Ellen Townsend | Unowned | |
| Graham Cull | Mr Kingsley | Unowned | |
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Anthony Calf | Leslie Mitchell | Unowned |
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Dave Hill | Mr Bliss | Unowned |
| Ron Meadows | Stage Manager | Unowned | |
| Ian Barriff | Dallas Bower | Unowned | |
| Maev Alexander | Jasmine Bligh | Unowned | |
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Nadio Fortune | Toni | Unowned |
| John Flint | Gerald Cock | Unowned | |
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Leon Lissek | Isaac Shoenberg | Unowned |
| Robert McIntosh | John Logie Baird | Unowned | |
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Edmund Pegge | George More O'Ferrall | Unowned |
| Harry Iggulden | Page Boy | Unowned | |
| Tracy Miller | Helen McKay | Unowned | |
| Max Hafler | 1st Warehouseman | Unowned | |
| John Rapley | 2nd Warehouseman | Unowned | |
| Anthony Douse | 3rd Warehouseman | Unowned | |
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George Malpas | Horsebox Driver | Unowned |
| Paddy Ward | Sales Executive | Unowned | |
| Jonathan Newth | Mr Piggot-Smythe | Unowned | |
| Josie Kidd | Canteen Manageress | Unowned | |
| Wilfred Harrison | Sir John Reith | Unowned | |
| Clifford Parrish | BBC Chairman | Unowned | |
| Hugh Dickson | Post-Master General | Unowned | |
| Kenneth Midwood | Lord Selsdon | Unowned | |
| Pat Whitmore | Adele Dixon | Unowned | |
| Lorraine Porter | Miss Lutie | Unowned | |
| Simon Barrett | Pogo The Wonder Horse | Unowned | |
| Rodney James | Pogo The Wonder Horse | Unowned | |
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William Vanderpuye | Buck and Bubbles | Unowned |
| Johnny Worthy | Buck and Bubbles | Unowned |