Lame Ducks (TV series)

A man on the brink of divorce sells his house and moves to the country, taking a motley band of losers with him.

Lame Ducks
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Peter Hammond
Directed by	John B. Hobbs
Starring	John Duttine
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producer	John B. Hobbs
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC2
Release	22 October 1984 (1984-10-22) – 22 October 1985 (1985-10-22)

Lame Ducks is a British television sitcom made by the BBC in 1984 and written by Peter J. Hammond was his first venture into comedy writing having made his name in drama, and being best known for creating Sapphire and Steel.

The series starred John Duttine as Brian Drake, a man who, no longer able to work due to a serious injury after being hit by a truck, decides to head off to live as a hermit. As he goes along, he is joined by various other outcasts, including a woman called Angie (played by Lorraine Chase). The group eventually settle at a derelict railway station.

Later, a private detective called Ansell (played by Brian Murphy), hired by Drake's wife (Primi Townsend), locates the group, but, as an outcast himself, decides to join them.

Cast

• John Duttine as Brian Drake
• Lorraine Chase as Angie
• Brian Murphy as Ansell
• Patric Turner as Tommy
• Tony Millan as Maurice
• Cyd Hayman as Mrs. Kelly
• Primi Townsend as Mrs. Drake (Series 1)
• Giles Cole as Ray
• Edward Highmore as Freddie

External links

• Lame Ducks at IMDb