Machinegunner

1976TV Movie⏱️ 1h 20m

CrimeThriller

⭐ 7.5

IMDB Rating

35 votes

A 'machinegunner' (West Country slang for a debt-collector), turns amateur sleuth but finds himself in hot water with local criminals.

Director

Patrick Dromgoole

Writers

Bob Baker, Dave Martin

Stars

Leonard Rossiter, Nina Baden-Semper, Kate O'Mara

Release Date

July 24, 1976

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Leonard Rossiter

as Cyril Dugdale

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Nina Baden-Semper

as Felicity Rae Ingram

Kate O'Mara

as Pat Livingston

Ewen Solon

as Geoff Livingston

Colin Welland

as Jack Bone

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Tim Preece

as Des

Gabrielle Rose

as Jan

June Barrie

as Olive Dugdale

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Shaun Curry

as Frank

Hal Galili

as Bush

🎬 Technical Specs

Color

Production

Harlech Television (HTV)

🎯 Categories

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⭐ Featured Review

Rossiter fans may be rewarded, but that's about it.

by khunkrumark • 2017-07-22

4/10

"Leonard Rossiter immortalized himself on British television as a stressed out executive (Reginald Perrin) and a mean-spirited landlord (Rigsby) so it's easy to forget he was no stranger to more serious roles, including '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Here he is again playing it (mostly) straight as an opportunist amateur detective / debt-collector, Cyril Dugdale. Rossiter is ideally cast as the victim of his own failings (greed/selfishness) as his character quickly gets drawn into a criminal world he doesn't know much about. There are hints of Rigsby... the beaten down, below av..."