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Philip Whitchurch | As: Castanets | |
Tom Georgeson | As: Isaiah | |
Clive Russell | As: Lorry Driver | |
Tony Haygarth | As: Dracula | |
Elvis Costello | As: Henry Scully |
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Scully was a British television drama with some comedy elements set in the city of Liverpool, England, that originated from a BBC Play For Today episode "Scully's New Years Eve". Originally broadcast on Channel Four in 1984, the single series was spread over six half-hour episodes plus a one-hour final episode. It was written by playwright Alan Bleasdale. The drama is notable for featuring many of the Liverpool football club first-team squad of that era. Francis Scully is a teenage boy who has his heart set on gaining a trial match for Liverpool to hopefully fulfil his ambition of playing for the club. Francis, in everyday situations during his waking hours, occasionally "sees" famous Liverpool players such as Kenny Dalglish when they are not really there. These dream-like sequences recur throughout the episodes. The main plotline is the efforts of Scully's school teachers to persuade Scully to appear in the school pantomime which they attempt by promising him a trial with his belove
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Philip Whitchurch |
Castanets |
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Tom Georgeson |
Isaiah |
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Clive Russell |
Lorry Driver |
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Tony Haygarth |
Dracula |
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Elvis Costello |
Henry Scully |
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Cathy Tyson |
Joanna |
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Sam Kelly |
Brady |
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Andrew Schofield |
Franny Scully |
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Judith Barker |
Mrs Heath |
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Jean Boht |
Gran |
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Mark McGann |
Mad Dog |
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John McArdle |
Teacher |
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David Ross |
Steve |
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Joey Kaye |
Mr Scully |
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Gilly Coman |
Marie Morgan |
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Eileen O'Brien |
Mrs O'Gorman |
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David Ross |
Steve |
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Paula Jacobs |
Florrie |
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Bruce Grobbelaar |
Himself |
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Mark McGann |
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Valerie Lilley |
Mrs. Scully |
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Jean Boht |
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Gilly Coman |
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Gary Bleasdale |
Bignall |
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Ian St. John |
Himself |
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Peter Christian |
Tony |
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Peter Kerrigan |
Old Man |
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David Mallinson |
Mr Flanagan |
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Richard Burke |
Snotty Dog |
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Mary Cunningham |
Crackers Leigh |
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Jimmy Coleman |
Police Driver |
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Jimmy Gallagher |
Arthur Scully |
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Ray Kingsley |
'Mooey' Morgan |
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Kenny Dalglish |
Himself |
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Mike Hayden |
Mr O'Gorman |
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Angela Catherall |
Rita |
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Lucinda Scrivener |
Puppy Dog |
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Joe Briath |
Kelly |
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Bob Paisley |
Himself |
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