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Richard Cottan (written by)
Joan Le Mesurier (book) ...
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26 March 2008 (UK) more
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In the mid-1960s, Joan, not long married to comic actor John Le Mesurier, meets and is mutually attracted to comedian Tony Hancock... more | full synopsis
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1 win & 3 nominations more
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ken Stott | ... | Tony Hancock |
 | Maxine Peake | ... | Joan Le Mesurier |
| Alex Jennings | ... | John Le Mesurier |
| Don Gallagher | ... | Dr. Newman |
| George Costigan | ... | George |
| Olivia Colman | ... | Marion |
| Geoffrey McGivern | ... | Billy Marsh (as Geoff McGivern) |
| June Watson | ... | Lily |
| John Kay Steel | ... | Reporter One |
| Julia Deakin | ... | Landlady |
| Tom Georgeson | ... | Fred |
| Lesley Nicol | ... | Nellie |
| Oscar Lloyd | ... | David |
| Gareth Tunley | ... | Chat Show Host |
| Peter Sullivan | ... | Edward Joffe |
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Made as one of a four-part season "The Curse of Comedy" on BBC Four, though not billed on-screen with this series title. The other three films in the series were The Curse of Steptoe (2008) (TV), Hughie Green, Most Sincerely (2008) (TV) and Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me (2008) (TV). more
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[Tony and Joan have just made love; in a panic at his forthcoming stage performance, Tony rushes to the toilet, suffering from a sudden attack of diarrhoea]
Tony Hancock:
What am I doing? My arse has exploded and my teeth are chattering.
Joan Le Mesurier:
When I was living in Ramsgate, my friend Sheila worked on the dog track. She said when you see the dogs on parade before the race, if one of them has a hard-on or has just had a crap, put your money on it. I'd back you on both counts tonight.
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Just when you get sick of the barrage of reality TV and the dispiritingly banal shows that seem to make up the majority of TV it comes as a real pleasure to come across a TV drama like this. A deceptively straight-forward account of the affair between Tony Hancock and Joan Le Mesurier (wife of the wonderful John) the film follows their relationship from its tentative beginnings through the problems with Hancock's chronic alcoholism, and its devastating impact on both their lives, to the inevitable ending. This is a well written piece that rarely puts a foot wrong but the real heart and soul of the film are the outstanding performances from Stott and Peake who are both exceptional. Indeed, both their performances deserve to get noticed come the next BAFTA awards.