Mog (TV series)

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Mog
Created by Peter Tinniswood
Starring Enn Reitel
Abigail Cruttenden
Christopher Villiers
Catherine Schell
Tim Wylton
Alan Shearman
Malcom Fredrick
Toni Palmer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes13
Production
Producer WitzEnd for Central Television
Running time30 minutes
(including adverts)
Original release
Network ITV
Release26 May 1985 (1985-05-26) 
16 August 1986 (1986-08-16)

Mog was a British television comedy from 1985 to 1986 about a cat burglar living in a psychiatric hospital. [1] It starred Enn Reitel as the title character, [2] who is only faking insanity. It was based on Peter Tinniswood's 1970 novel of the same name. [3] It was made for the ITV network by WitzEnd for Central.

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References

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