Play for Today The Bankrupt (Season 3, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 76 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Play for Today

The Bankrupt (Season 3, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 76 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Ellis is 50, bankrupt and showing signs of psychosis. He fantasises about killing his father, has dreams of the occult, and feels the only thing he can communicate with in life is a garden worm.

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Updated Nov 27, 1972

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Nov 27, 1972 (United Kingdom)

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16 wins & 16 nominations

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Joss Ackland Ellis Cripper Ellis Cripper See fewer	The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Sheila Allen Angela Angela See fewer	Love Actually (2003)
David Waller Gowran Cripper Gowran Cripper See fewer	All Passion Spent (1986)
Peter Cellier James James See fewer	A Room with a View (1985)
Alethea Charlton Anne Anne See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Bob Hoskins Taxi Driver Taxi Driver See fewer	The Long Good Friday (1980)
John Woodnutt Doctor Doctor See fewer	Lifeforce (1985)