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Special

1984TV Episode⏱️ 1h 32m
Comedy
8
IMDB Rating
40 votes

In a feature length episode Penny recalls how she first met Vince when he was selling ice creams from a van, their subsequent courtship and the events that led up to his jilting her on her wedding day and her decision to marry res...

Director
Ray Butt
Writers
N/A
Stars
Paul Nicholas, Jan Francis, Shaun Curry
Release Date
December 25, 1984
Language
English
💬 2
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Paul Nicholas
Paul Nicholas
as Vince Pinner
Jan Francis
Jan Francis
as Penny Warrender
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Shaun Curry
as Les Pinner
Ann Lynn
Ann Lynn
as Rita Pinner
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James Lister
as Lennie
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Paul James
as Young Clifford
Sylvia Kay
Sylvia Kay
as Daphne Warrender
John Ringham
John Ringham
as Norman Warrender
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Kate Saunders
as Caroline
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Daniel Peacock
as Zac

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Filling in the Romance gaps - with some sad bits!
by Tony-Holmes2025-01-20
9/10

"As the other reviewer (Gryphon) says, this feature length special is rather an oddball, taking viewers (& this series was very popular when first shown) through the back story of Penny & Vince. The first episode of series 1 had them meeting, 5 years after Vince had jilted Penny at the altar, his telegram to say "it's off" never got read. And at the end of series 2 (before this special though!!) they'd got back together, but then Penny had the chance to go to Paris for work, expand her horizons, but it meant leaving Vince behind. Though she's been stuck on Vin..."

💡 Did You Know?

Steve Whyment (Tony) was credited in the Radio Times listing for the episode but was not included in the definitive on-screen credits.

📖 Synopsis

In a feature length episode Penny recalls how she first met Vince when he was selling ice creams from a van, their subsequent courtship and the events that led up to his jilting her on her wedding day and her decision to marry res...