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CHARLIE DRAKE plays "The Worker", who whilst willing to work, is actually, incapable of holding down a full job. In fact, Charlie is incapable of holding down a job longer than a day. He has been visiting his Labour Exchange for over 20 years and has had nearly 1000 jobs. Charlie's long suffering contact at the Weybridge Labour exchange is Mr Whittaker (PERCY HERBERT) in the first series and Mr Pugh (HENRY McGEE) in the subsequent series.
Original Release
02/27/1965 on ITV
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charlie Drake | The Worker / Charlie |
| Henry McGee | Mr. Pugh / Mr. Brinkley |
| Percy Herbert | Mr. Whittaker |
| Kathleen Byron | Susan / Mrs. Bullock / Mother / Miss Giles / Her Ladyship |
| Christopher Sandford | Roger Pundit / Radar Operator / Mr. Smith / Mike Benedictine / Brother |
| Barry Lowe | Shaun / Sergeant-Major / Pools Man / Ned Kelly / Henry |
| Gerald Turner | Tom / Ninian McSanderson / Mr. Brown / Ambulance Man |
| Mark Singleton | Mr. Davenport / Forman / Clerk / Captain |
| Peter Hager | Male Shopper / Foreman / Counter Clerk / Butler |
| Robert Dorning | Policeman / Mr. Nelly / Mr. Jones |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #5.1 | Saturday, 07 October 1978 |
| 2 | Episode #5.2 | Saturday, 14 October 1978 |
| 3 | Episode #5.3 | Saturday, 21 October 1978 |
| 4 | Episode #5.4 | Saturday, 28 October 1978 |
| 5 | Episode #5.5 | Saturday, 04 November 1978 |
| 6 | Episode #5.6 | Saturday, 11 November 1978 |
| 7 | Episode #5.7 | Saturday, 18 November 1978 |
| 8 | Episode #5.8 | Saturday, 25 November 1978 |
| 9 | A Worker's Christmas | Sunday, 17 December 1978 |
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Directors
Shaun O'Riordan, Paul Annett, John Scholz-Conway
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charlie Drake | The Worker / Charlie |
| Henry McGee | Mr. Pugh / Mr. Brinkley |
| Percy Herbert | Mr. Whittaker |
| Kathleen Byron | Susan / Mrs. Bullock / Mother / Miss Giles / Her Ladyship |
| Christopher Sandford | Roger Pundit / Radar Operator / Mr. Smith / Mike Benedictine / Brother |
| Barry Lowe | Shaun / Sergeant-Major / Pools Man / Ned Kelly / Henry |
| Gerald Turner | Tom / Ninian McSanderson / Mr. Brown / Ambulance Man |
| Mark Singleton | Mr. Davenport / Forman / Clerk / Captain |
| Peter Hager | Male Shopper / Foreman / Counter Clerk / Butler |
| Robert Dorning | Policeman / Mr. Nelly / Mr. Jones |
| Frank Williams | Vicar / Paul / Manager |
| Jean Marlow | Mrs. Higgs / Mrs. Drake / Aunt Nell |
| William Lyon Brown | Stowaway / Mr. Brown / James |
| Audrey Nicholson | Muriel / Geraldine |
| Len Lowe | Man / Ambulance Man / 1st Clerk |
| Leslie Dwyer | Bill Hoskins / Witchdoctor |
| Kynaston Reeves | Mr. Buffy / Chief |
| Philip Anthony | Mr Clark / Bill |
| Windsor Davies | Pringle / Enoch Ramsbottom |
| Barry Keegan | Paddy |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Alan Tarrant | Producer |
| Shaun O'Riordan | Producer |
