Play for Today Funny Farm (Season 5, Episode 13)
TV Episode | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

Play for Today

Funny Farm (Season 5, Episode 13)

TV Episode | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

The working day of nurse Alan Welbeck at a psychiatric ward. Points out the conditions in UK mental hospitals - understaffing, overwork, bad pay, old inadequate buildings and unsatisfactory patient treatment and cure.

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Updated Feb 27, 1975

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Feb 27, 1975 (United Kingdom)

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16 wins & 16 nominations

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Tim Preece Alan Welbeck Alan Welbeck See fewer	The Ghost Writer (2010)
Allan Surtees Arthur Rothwell Arthur Rothwell See fewer	Erik the Viking (1989)
Bernard Severn Ted Spinner Ted Spinner See fewer	Dad's Army (1971)
Michael Bilton Sidney Charlton Sidney Charlton See fewer	The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Kenneth Scott Jonathan Jonathan See fewer	Microbes and Men (1974)
John Locke Jeff West Jeff West See fewer	Poor Things (2023)
Gordon Christie Jack Jack See fewer	Jack the Ripper (1973)
Anthony Langdon Les Dewhurst Les Dewhurst See fewer	The Newcomers (1965)
Wally Thomas Mr. Chadd Mr. Chadd See fewer	Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (1983)
Donald Bisset Mr. Scully Mr. Scully See fewer	Ragtime (1981)
Terence Davies Walter Walter See fewer	BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Arnold Diamond James Ball James Ball See fewer	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Francis Mortimer Graham Graham See fewer	The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Helena McCarthy Joyce Joyce See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Michael Percival John John See fewer	A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Dorothy Frere Edna Ball Edna Ball See fewer	The Snake Woman (1961)
Chris Sanders Bill Spence Bill Spence See fewer	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Patricia Moore Miss Taylor Miss Taylor See fewer	The Love School (1975)
John Cross Actor Actor See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
John Dolan Actor Actor See fewer	You're Only Young Twice (1971)
Vic Hooper Actor Actor See fewer	Play for Today (1970)
Roy Seely Bit Part (uncredited) Bit Part (uncredited) See fewer	The Chiffy Kids (1976)