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Nuts In May. Image shows from L to R: Candice-Marie (Alison Steadman), Keith (Roger Sloman). Copyright: BBC
Nuts In May

Nuts In May (1976)

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC One
  • 1976
  • 1 episode

Light-hearted comedy drama about a possessive husband who takes his timorous wife on a camping holiday. Stars Alison Steadman, Roger Sloman, Anthony O'Donnell, Sheila Kelley, Stephen Bill and more.

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Nuts In May. Image shows from L to R: Candice-Marie (Alison Steadman), Keith (Roger Sloman). Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
1976
Channel
BBC 1
Episodes
1
Stars
Alison Steadman, Roger Sloman, Anthony O'Donnell, Sheila Kelley, Stephen Bill, Richenda Carey, Eric Allan, Matthew Guinness and more
Writer
Mike Leigh
Director
Mike Leigh
Producer
David Rose
Company

Their Morris packed to the gills, the punctilious Keith and the more spontaneous Candice-Marie arrive at a Dorset campground for ten nights of idyllic bliss.

It starts off pretty perfect; it's peaceful, they go sightseeing, eat vegetarian food and go in search of raw milk. Then a fellow with a loud radio pitches his tent near theirs. Things get worse when a couple arrive on a motorcycle, make noisy love in their tent and start an illegal campfire.

Will Keith and Candice-Marie find a peaceful corner or are they doomed to brawl with the noisy and unwashed?

Additional details

Also known as
  • Play For Today: Nuts In May
Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 13th January 1976 at 9:25pm on BBC One
Episode length
85 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Monday 1st December 2014 at 10:00pm on BBC4
  • Sunday 6th May 2012 at 10:30pm on BBC4
  • Tuesday 20th July 2010 at 10:00pm on BBC4

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