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Trinity Tales

Trinity Tales

121975•50m
DramaComedy

On their way to London for the Rugby League final, a group of northerners start telling each other stories, in the manner of Chaucer's pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales.

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 21, 1975

Last Aired

December 26, 1975

Networks

BBC Two

Created By

Alan Plater

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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
The Driver's Tale
Air date: 1975-11-21
Nick the driver takes the long way around to Wembley with a stop off in Lincoln. He tells a tale of rekindled love for his former girlfriend and how he tried to set up her villainous husband 'Big' George Miller and is now on the run.
E2
The Fryer's Tale
Air date: 1975-11-28
At a service station stop, Stan tells a tale of plain Arnold who wants to save the Old Market Hall but instead falls for Dorothy, the wife of business man Nigel St Knight. To win her love he must first play Rugby League for Great Britain.
E3
The Judy's Tale
Air date: 1975-12-05
The gang reach 'the Best Pub in England' and find the barman attempting suicide. Judy tells a tale of Charlie and Sam battling to take her on a date by playing pub games and singing rowdy songs and plenty of drink. Dave wins.
E4
The Joiner's Tale
Air date: 1975-12-12
Late night, Dave tells a quiet tale about his former boss; Charlie Wheeler. Charlie wanted a cocktail bar built over an agreed number of weekends but every time the job looked finished the workers dragged it on until the revolution came.
E5
The Wife of Batley's Tale
Air date: 1975-12-19
The final stretch to Wembley and a tale from Joy. With five former husbands she was content but then she heard Steve 'The Heat' Saintly on Radio Batley and offers him her embroidery The boss doesn't want this talk on Radio Batley.
E6
The Man of Law's Tale
Air date: 1975-12-26
Stuck in a traffic jam near Wembley there is the chance of a final tale. A conman borrows a £1, for ten minutes, and gives it back interest of 100%. So what is the scam? Raffle Betting men and a guaranteed horse race winner.

Cast

Francis Matthews

Francis Matthews

Eric the Prologue

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Nick the Driver

Bill Maynard

Bill Maynard

Stan the Fryer

Susan Littler

Susan Littler

Judy the Judy

Paul Copley

Paul Copley

Dave the Joiner

Gaye Brown

Gaye Brown

Alice the Wife of Batley

John Stratton

John Stratton

Smith the Man of Law

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