Speech Day

Mar 26, 1973

0h 50m

★ 0.0

Overview

Speech Day is a bit of a laugh if you are not one of nature's prize-winners. But now that they've finished with school and school with them, what comes next for Ronnie, Wally and Rob?

Genres

TV Movie

Drama

Production Companies

BBC

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Cast

Headmaster

John Forbes-Robertson

Deputy Head

Geoff Tomlinson

George

Bill Dean

Mr Warboys

Brian Glover

Wally

Kevin Jenkinson

Robson

Glen Dalby

Danny Warboys

Andrew Beaumont

Grandfather

Michael Atha

Mayor

John Rolls

Douglas

Tony Caunter

Arts Master

Bernard Wrigley

Prof Jessop

Wilfred Harrison

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