A Turn for the Worse (1981)
Simon Simpson runs an entertainment agency in Liverpool. At one of his regular auditions in The Bootle Railway Club he sees an aggressive young man fresh from the dole queue who dreams of becoming a professional comedian. Simpson believes the boy has talent and starts to groom him for 'stardom'.
A Turn for the WorseComedy, TV Movie
Cast
- Bernard Hill — Simon Simpson
- Max Hafler — Joey Dukes
- Debbie Arnold — Marilyn
- Vince Earl — Ronny
- Christopher Ryan — Hound Dog
- Ray Kingsley — Rosco de Ville
- Marianne Di Marko — Rhoda
- Bill Bradley — Donald Peers
- Margaret Mason — Trevor Preston Duo member
- Dennis Neale — Trevor Preston Duo member
- Bill Dean — (voice)
- John Challis — (voice)
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