The Whitehall Worrier
1967 British TV comedy series
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The Whitehall Worrier is a British comedy television series which first aired on BBC One in 1967. Revolving around the career of one of the minister's in Harold Wilson's Labour government, the series was gentle in style and closer to a traditional farce than more contemporary satire.[1]
GenreComedy
Written byAlan Melville
StarringRobert Coote
Moira Lister
Jonathan Cecil
Moira Lister
Jonathan Cecil
ComposerDennis Wilson
| The Whitehall Worrier | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Alan Melville |
| Starring | Robert Coote Moira Lister Jonathan Cecil |
| Composer | Dennis Wilson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Graeme Muir |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC 1 |
| Release | 6 January – 17 February 1967 |
All episodes are now considered to be lost.
Main cast
- Robert Coote as Rt. Hon. Mervyn Pugh
- Moira Lister as Janet Pugh
- Jonathan Cecil as Roger Deere
- Nan Munro as Miss Dempster
- Arthur Howard as Mr. Harrison
- Barbara Ogilvie as Mrs. Frome
- Karl Lanchbury as David Pugh
- Daphne Anderson as Mrs. Nicholson