Love on a Gunboat

Love on a Gunboat

1977•1h 19m

DramaTV Movie

In 1956 Britain staggers through crises in Suez and Cyprus while Leslie Potter pursues and marries Monica Dobbs. Twenty years later the nation has still not recovered. Neither has Leslie.

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Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Stephen Moore

Stephen Moore

Leslie Potter

Barbara Flynn

Barbara Flynn

Monica Potter

Josephine Welcome

Fay

Andrew Downie

Hamish

Mikel Lambert

Elaine

Terence Taplin

Terence Taplin

Group leader

James Hazeldine

James Hazeldine

Dennis Horncastle

Arwen Holm

Dora Horncastle

Gerard Ryder

Forcett

Denis Holmes

Mr. Potter

Cherry Morris

Mrs. Potter

Christopher Coll

Interviewer

Julian Fellowes

Julian Fellowes

Interviewer

Jane Freeman

Jane Freeman

Knitting lady

Bernard Gallagher

Bernard Gallagher

Mr. Biffen

Julia McCarthy

Nun

Christine Ozanne

Mrs. Bone

John Salthouse

John Salthouse

Bus conductor

Lloyd McGuire

Jazz enthusiast

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