The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
Appearance
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Philip Purser |
Directed by | Michael Tuchner |
Starring | |
Composer | Alfred Ralston |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Jenny Wilkes |
Running time | 110 minutes |
Production company | Thames Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 1 November 1978 |
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey is a 1978 British television film directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Lesley-Anne Down, Michael Elphick and Patricia Hodge. Based on the career of the burlesque artist Phyllis Dixey, it was produced by Thames Television for screening on ITV.[1]
Cast
- Lesley-Anne Down as Phyllis Dixey
- Christopher Murney as Jack Tracy
- Michael Elphick as Wallace Parnell
- Jacqueline Tong as Judy
- Elaine Paige as Kim
- Patricia Hodge as Maisie
- Rosalind Wilson as Penny
- Gillian Hayes as Jane
- Joanne Whalley as Doris
- Gretchen Franklin as Phyllis's Dresser
- Sue Holderness as Mildred Challenger
- Richard LeParmentier as G.I. at Box Office
- Geoffrey Lumsden as Judge
- Shane Rimmer as US Colonel
- Gordon Wharmby as Simmons
- Peter Settelen as Father McGuire
- Gillian Taylforth as Girl in café
References
- ^ Potter p.123
Bibliography
- Newcomb, Horace . Encyclopedia of Television. Routledge, 2014.
- Potter, Jeremy. Independent Television in Britain: Volume 4: Companies and Programmes, 1968–80. Palgrave Macmillan, 1990.