A Journey to London

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A Journey to London
Directed by Gareth Davies
Written byArthur Hopcraft
John Vanbrugh
Produced byPeter Duguid
Starring Robin Bailey
Trevor Bannister
Anthony Collin
Margaret Courtenay
Music byJohn Addison
Release date
  • 1 April 1975 (1975-04-01)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Journey to London is a 1975 British comedy television film directed by Gareth Davies and starring Bill Maynard, Joan Sims and John Curless. [1] It is based on the restoration comedy play by John Vanbrugh.

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Plot summary

Sir Francis Headpiece takes his family to London.

Cast

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References

  1. "A Journey to London (1975)". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

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