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The Worker. Charlie (Charlie Drake)
The Worker

The Worker

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1965 - 1978
  • 36 episodes (5 series)

Charlie Drake is The Worker, a man who has had 980 jobs in 20 years - most of them for one day! He is unemployable but that doesn't stop him trying. Also features Percy Herbert and Henry McGee.

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Series 4, Episode 2 - Breed In For Speed, Breed Out For Stamina

Having had his dream of marrying into the aristocracy cruelly thwarted by Mr Pugh, Charlie is sent to be a chimney sweep instead.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 13th August 1970
Time
9pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
25 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Charlie Drake Charles Drake
Henry McGee Mr Pugh
Guest cast
Willoughby Goddard Butler
Kathleen Byron Her Ladyship
Nicholas Phipps His Lordship
Blake Butler Scrivens
William Lyon Brown James
Jackie Afrique Jacqueline
Celestine Burden Bridget
Clare Lang Gwendoline
Elizabeth Long Girl
George Janson Young man
Writing team
Charlie Drake Writer
Lew Schwarz (as Lewis Schwarz) Writer
Production team
John Scholz-Conway (as John Scholz Conway) Director
Shaun O'Riordan Producer
Colin Slade Editor
Michael Nunn Editor
Henry Graveney Production Designer

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