Union Castle

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Union Castle
GenreSitcom
Written byEric Paice
Directed by Douglas Argent
Starring Stratford Johns
Moray Watson
Wanda Ventham
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerEric Prytherch
Running time30 minutes
Production company Granada Television
Original release
Network ITV
Release19 April (1982-04-19) 
7 June 1982 (1982-06-07)

Union Castle is a British comedy television series which was originally broadcast on ITV in 1982. [1]

Contents

Lord Mountainash, the left wing leader of a Trade Union, buys Runnymeade Castle as a base for his campaign against the Thatcher government. This meets with fierce opposition from the Conservative-supporting residents Wordsworth the butler and Lady Thaxted.

Main cast

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References

  1. Palmer p.811

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