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Funny Farm (Play for Today)

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"Funny Farm"
Play for Today episode
Ad featuring Tim Preece
Episode no.Series 5
Episode 13
Directed byAlan Clarke
Written byRoy Minton
Original air date27 February 1975 (1975-02-27)
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"Funny Farm" is the 13th episode of fifth season of the British BBC anthology TV series Play for Today. The episode was a television play that was originally broadcast on 27 February 1975. "Funny Farm" was written by Roy Minton, directed by Alan Clarke, produced by Mark Shivas, and starred Tim Preece.[1][2]

Alan Wellbeck (Tim Preece) is a nurse in a mental hospital. His day-to-day struggles with personal feelings and troubled patients provide humour and pathos against the backdrop of a public institution.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Funny Farm (1975)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Broadcast – BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 27 February 1975.
  3. ^ "Funny Farm (1975) – British Television Drama". 31 March 2013.
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