A Turn for the Worse

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'.

• Alan BleasdaleWriter
• Bill HaysDirector

• Bernard HillSimon Simpson
• Max HaflerJoey Dukes
• Debbie ArnoldMarilyn
• Vince EarlRonny
• Christopher RyanHound Dog
• Ray KingsleyRosco de Ville
• Marianne Di MarkoRhoda
• Bill BradleyDonald Peers
• Margaret MasonTrevor Preston Duo member
• Dennis NealeTrevor Preston Duo member
• Bill Dean(voice)
• John Challis(voice)