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Stay in Strike

Stay in Strike

1977TV Episode⏱️ 26m
Comedy
6.5
IMDB Rating
7 votes

Fenner entertains a German client who's keen to see the workforce. Unfortunately, it's before nine o'clock and the workers aren't working. To ensure the staff arrive on time, a clocking-in machine is installed which leads to a str...

Director
Bryan Izzard
Writers
Ronald Wolfe, Ronald Chesney
Stars
Miriam Karlin, Christopher Beeny, Anna Karen
Release Date
September 11, 1977
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Miriam Karlin
Miriam Karlin
as Paddy Fleming
Christopher Beeny
Christopher Beeny
as Tony
Anna Karen
Anna Karen
as Olive Rudge
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Gillian Taylforth
as Lyn
Peter Jones
Peter Jones
as Mr. Harold Fenner
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David King
as Herr Steiner
Deddie Davies
Deddie Davies
as Mabel
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Lucita Lijertwood
as Jojo
Diane Langton
Diane Langton
as Kathy Roberts

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
London Weekend Television (LWT)

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

A very enjoyable start.
by Sleepin_Dragon2024-06-23
8/10

"Fenner is irritated by the loose attitude his staff have to starting work on time, so he installs a clocking in machine, the girls resent the idea, and hold a sit in strike. A remake of 1962's The Client, and it's a good one, a cracking story to start with, and very much sets the conflict between The Workers and Management. I really enjoyed this first episode, and yes it's been done before, but it works. You can easily see that Lyn is based on Carol, Mabel is based on Lily and that Kathy is an updated Gloria. Wonderful that we've got the original Fenner and Paddy, and it..."

📖 Synopsis

Fenner entertains a German client who's keen to see the workforce. Unfortunately, it's before nine o'clock and the workers aren't working. To ensure the staff arrive on time, a clocking-in machine is installed which leads to a str...