The Thing About Vince...

The Thing About Vince...
Genre	Comedy drama
Screenplay by	Mark Bussell Justin Sbresni
Directed by	Christopher King
Starring	Timothy Spall Sheila Hancock Peter Vaughan Kellie Bright Jamie Glover Marion Bailey
Music by	Deborah Mollison
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producer	Nick Symons
Producer	Paula Burdon
Running time	52 minutes
Production company	Carlton Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	24 July (2000-07-24) – 7 August 2000 (2000-08-07)

The Thing About Vince... is a 2000 British made-for-television three-episode comedy-drama mini-series directed by Christopher King and starring Timothy Spall and Sheila Hancock. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

Vince, a self-employed builder from London, is a middle-aged man, too old to flirt and too young to retire. He makes a big mistake when during a tropical fish fanciers' weekend, he remains up all night while chatting with a young attractive woman.

Cast

3 episodes

• Timothy Spall as Vince
• Sheila Hancock as Pat
• Peter Vaughan as Ray
• Kellie Bright as Sally
• Jamie Glover as Paul
• Marion Bailey as Wendy
• Bob Mason as John
• Chris Gascoyne as Monk
• Perry Blanks as Robin

2 episodes

• Jeremy Swift as Dr Venn
• Amanda Abbington as Lisa
• Jeillo Edwards as Mrs Cuffy

1 episode

• Jordan Long as TV shop assistant
• Bradley Walsh as Perry
• Richard Graham as Bradshaw
• Bruce Alexander as Edward Turton
• Fiona Allen as Zoe
• Deborah Grant as Anthea Turton
• Richard Heffer as Mr Rigby

References

1. "The Thing About Vince". British Comedy Guide . UK. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
2. "The Thing About Vince..." TV Guide . Retrieved 7 February 2023.
3. "The Thing About Vince... [07/08/2000] (2000)". UK: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

External links

• The Thing About Vince... at IMDb
• The Thing About Vince... at British Comedy Guide