Village Hall
series currently in production
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Drama
Comedy
Seasons | 2
Episodes | 14
avg.Runtime | 50 min
First EP | 1974-07-16
Last EP | 1975-07-06
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Village Hall is a drama anthology series made by Granada between 1974 and 1975. It is entirely set in a village hall, with each episode highlighting a different use to which the space is put by local people. Writers include Jack Rosenthal and the actor Kenneth Cope.
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Season List
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Relesed on | 1974-07-16
Anthology series with each episode a different story set in a village hall.
1
Mr. Ellis Versus the People
1974-07-16
It's Election Day in the village and the hall is turned into a polling station.
2
There'll Almost Always Be an England
1974-07-30
After a gas leak, a whole street is evacuated into the village hall for the night.
3
Friendly Encounter
1974-08-06
A departure for Londoner George Cole, as he plays an officious Northern football referee whose military precision threatens to take all the fun out of the game. But when the referee arrives, will he meet his match?
4
Mark Massey Is Dead
1974-08-13
Members of a writers' group forget that the pen is mightier than the sword and spend more time fighting than writing.
5
Dancing in the Dark
1974-08-20
It's handbags at dawn for a group of camp gay ballet dancers, until a formidable woman known as "the dame" arrives and gets them in line.
6
The Magic Sponge
1974-08-27
The football club committee's raucous event planning injures the feelings of the refined first aid class in the next room.
7
Distant Islands
1974-09-03
A married couple put on talks about various exotic locations for the benefit of those interested in history or travel, but the female half becomes more fascinated by an old flame in attendance than her own event.
CAST
charactor: Mr. Ellis
Original: Ron Moody
Total EP: 1
charactor: Mrs. Barber
Original: Madge Hindle
Total EP: 1
charactor: Policeman
Original: Bernard Hill
Total EP: 1
charactor: Mr. Ridealgh
Original: Richard Griffiths
Total EP: 1
charactor: Terry Elliot
Original: Michael Angelis
Total EP: 1
charactor: Mrs. Ellis
Original: Marjorie Yates
Total EP: 1
charactor: Mr. Walmsley
Original: Frank Crompton
Total EP: 1
charactor: Chick Peters
Original: Alec Sabin
Total EP: 1
charactor: Mr. Dunham
Original: Donald Nithsdale
Total EP: 1
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney