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Gas and Candles
Gas and Candles

Gas and Candles

Genres

ComedyTV Movie

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Black comedy play about two pensioners struggling to manage on an old-age pension and living in a high-rise block of flats.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

59 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 August 1991

Country

Cast

Edna Doré

Edna Doré

Betty

Bert Parnaby

Bert Parnaby

Bill

Leslie Sands

Leslie Sands

Tom

Simon Oates

Simon Oates

Politician

Richard Braine

Richard Braine

Journalist

Rod Culbertson

Rod Culbertson

Superintendent Benson

Mark Lewis Jones

Mark Lewis Jones

Constable Davis

Kenneth Bryans

Kenneth Bryans

Assassin

Freddie Earlle

Freddie Earlle

Bus Driver

Patricia Kane

Patricia Kane

Mrs Betchley

Elspeth Cameron

Elspeth Cameron

Tom's Wife

Rachel Boyd

Rachel Boyd

Girl in Chemist Shop

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