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Dave Allen in Search of the Great English Eccentric

Dave Allen in Search of the Great English Eccentric

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📜 Overview: A 1974 documentary in which comedian Dave Allen meets a variety of eccentrics including Alexander Stuart Wortley who lives in a box on wheels, a cowboy vicar and the artist/filmmaker Bruce Lacey showing his set-up where he pretends to fly a Lancaster bomber in his garage.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1974-10-08
⌚ Running Time: 50 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Dave Allen original image
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Dave Allen
Edward H. Blackmore original image
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Edward H. Blackmore
Ivor Cutler original image
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Ivor Cutler
Snowy Farr original image
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Snowy Farr
Bruce Lacey original image
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Bruce Lacey
Alexander Stuart Wortley original image
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Alexander Stuart Wortley

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