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Potter. Redvers Potter (Arthur Lowe). Copyright: BBC
Potter

Potter

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1979 - 1983
  • 20 episodes (3 series)

Redvers Potter suddenly finds himself facing enforced retirement when his family sweet firm, Pottermints 'the hotter mints', is taken over. Stars Arthur Lowe, Robin Bailey, Noel Dyson, John Barron, John Warner and more.

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- Series 3, Episode 1

Poor old Tolly, little does he know that Potter and his drinking companion, the Vicar, are conspiring to fill an imagined hole in his life ...

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 17th July 1983
Time
9:55pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Robin Bailey Redvers Potter
Noel Dyson Aileen Potter
John Barron The Vicar
John Warner 'Tolly' Tolliver
Honor Shepherd Diana Tolliver
Brenda Cowling Jane
Guest cast
Norman Mitchell Landlord
Roger Ostime Richard Milbrow
Jay Neill (as Jay Neill) British Rail porter
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Bernard Thompson Director
Bernard Thompson Producer
Paul Allen Production Designer

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