Full Stretch

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Full Stretch
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GenreComedy
Written by Dick Clement
Ian La Frenais
Directed by Antonia Bird
Starring Kevin McNally
Reece Dinsdale
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducersMartin McKeand
Allan McKeown
Running time60 minutes
Production companyWitzEnd Productions
Release
Original network ITV
Original release5 January (1993-01-05) 
9 February 1993 (1993-02-09)

Full Stretch is a British comedy television series which first aired on ITV in 1993. [1] It portrays a limousine rental company owned by an ex-footballer.

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David Bowie has a cameo as himself in one episode.

Main cast

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  1. Newcomb p.1303

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