Lame Ducks (1984)
- Genre
- sitcom
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 2 seasons, 12 episodes
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man injured by a truck decides to become a hermit. He is joined by other outcasts and they settle at a derelict railway station. A detective hired to find him also chooses to stay.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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