Late Call (1975– )
TV Mini-series | 54 min | Drama

Late Call (1975– )

TV Mini-series | 54 min | Drama

Angus Wilson (1913-1991) wrote his novel "Late Call" in 1964, and 20 years later, Anthony Burgess ranked it as one of the 99 best novels written since 1939. This led to its inclusion in the rec.arts.books compilation list of the 425 "...See moreAngus Wilson (1913-1991) wrote his novel "Late Call" in 1964, and 20 years later, Anthony Burgess ranked it as one of the 99 best novels written since 1939. This led to its inclusion in the rec.arts.books compilation list of the 425 "Greatest Books of All Time." The central character is the elderly Sylvia Calvert, and Wilson wanted to "find a way of suggesting the absurd and the compassionate at the same time in Sylvia's story," and with her son, "the sudden, incidental and completely horrible in the deadly respectable world." Adapting Wilson's novel into four episodes (each approximately 50 minutes in length), Dennis Potter expanded Wilson's prologue ("The Hot Summer of 1911") into the drama's centerpiece, intercutting between past and present as he probed spiritual desolation in the English Midlands. Retiring from a lifetime of hotel domestic service, Sylvia Calvert arrives with her husband Arthur to live with their overly fastidious son in the New Town of Carshall, where they attempt to adjust to the lifestyle of his family. Amid the alienation and the passivity of the dull and deadening retirement, Sylvia escapes into her repressed memories, looking back at the year 1911 and reflecting on the psychological wound of a long-ago incident from her childhood. Written by Bhob Stewart See less

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38 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Dandy Nichols Sylvia Calvert Sylvia Calvert See fewer	4	The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
Michael Bryant Howard Calvert Howard Calvert See fewer	4	Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Leslie Dwyer Arthur Calvert Arthur Calvert See fewer	4	Holiday Week (1952)
Timothy Morand Ray Calvert Ray Calvert See fewer	4	A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Nigel Crewe Mark Calvert Mark Calvert See fewer	4	Follyfoot (1971)
Rosalyn Elvin Judy Calvert Judy Calvert See fewer	4	Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Danielle Carson Young Sylvia Calvert Young Sylvia Calvert See fewer	4	Leap in the Dark (1973)
Sarah Sutton Myra Longmore Myra Longmore See fewer	3	Doctor Who (1963)
Rosemarie Dunham Muriel Bartley Muriel Bartley See fewer	3	Get Carter (1971)
Fanny Carby Lorna Milton Lorna Milton See fewer	3	The Elephant Man (1980)
Geoffrey Adams Chris Milton Chris Milton See fewer	3	Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
Nicholas McArdle Geoff Bartley Geoff Bartley See fewer	3	The Gnomes of Dulwich (1969)
Diana King Sally Bulmer Sally Bulmer See fewer	3	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Alison Dowling Mandy Egan Mandy Egan See fewer	2	The Sea Beast (2022)
Gail Grainger Helena / Priscilla White Helena / Priscilla White See fewer	2	Carry on Abroad (1972)
Elizabeth Chambers Mrs. Longmore Mrs. Longmore See fewer	2	Tenko (1981)
Hugh Sullivan Wilf Corney Wilf Corney See fewer	2	A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
Mary Chester Sylvia's Mother Sylvia's Mother See fewer	2	Studio 4 (1962)
Nigel Winder Cliff / Terry Knowles Cliff / Terry Knowles See fewer	2	Only Human (III) (2009)
Raymond Mason Jock Parsons Jock Parsons See fewer	2	The Brothers Karamazov (1964)
Kathryn Leigh Scott Shirley Egan Shirley Egan See fewer	1	Dark Shadows (1966)
Philip Bond Timbo Egan Timbo Egan See fewer	1	An Englishman's Castle (1978)
John Dawson Mr. Martineau Mr. Martineau See fewer	1	Doctor Who (1963)
Patricia Mort Pat Pat See fewer	1	Festival (I) (1963)
Anne Blake Mrs. Amherst Mrs. Amherst See fewer	1	The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
Arthur Lovegrove Furniture Man Furniture Man See fewer	1	Eye of the Needle (1981)
Frank Jarvis Furniture Man Furniture Man See fewer	1	The Italian Job (1969)
Edward Brooks Farmer Farmer See fewer	1	The Long Chase (1972)
Peter Vaughan-Clarke Farmer's Boy Farmer's Boy See fewer	1	The Tomorrow People (1973)
Alison Griffin Alison Alison See fewer	1	The Protectors (1972)
John Cater Herbert Raven Herbert Raven See fewer	1	The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
James Appleby Jack Cranston Jack Cranston See fewer	1	Doctor Who (1963)
Shirley Cain Renee Cranston Renee Cranston See fewer	1	Mystery!: Malice Aforethought (1979)
Hilary Minster Dr. Piggott Dr. Piggott See fewer	1	'Allo 'Allo! (1982)
Maxine Casson Caroline Ogilvie Caroline Ogilvie See fewer	1	Love Is a Splendid Illusion (1970)
Jean Anderson Voice #1 Voice #1 See fewer		Solomon and Sheba (1959)
Derek Benfield Voice #2 Voice #2 See fewer		Lifeforce (1985)
Richard Easton Voice #3 Voice #3 See fewer		Revolutionary Road (2008)

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