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[…]e and I typed all the script, and it was called... I can't remember what it was called, Maurice Elvey directed it, and it starred Francis Day and Vic Oliver. [N.B. Probably 'Room For Two']Sidney Cole: Ah! And where was it shot?Kay Mander: It was shot at Twickenham.AL: Who financed it?Kay Mander: I d[…]
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[…] some very good stuff for me in the early years. She wrote a marvellous piece called Off Peak. It was a one-off TV movie and that won several awards, internationally, you know. I: What awards did it win? R: Well, it was actually nominated for an international Emmy and was only beaten to th[…]
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