One Way Pendulum
"Take a trip round the bend - with the World's Wackiest Family!"
A study of absurdity in a suburban family: father recreates the Old Bailey in the living room while the son teaches speak-your-weight machines to sing in the attic.
Cast
Eric Sykes
Mr. Groomkirby
Julia Foster
Sylvia
Peggy Mount
Mrs. Gantry
Mona Washbourne
Aunt Mildred
George Cole
Defence Counsel
Jonathan Miller
Kirby
Alison Leggatt
Mrs. Groomkirby
Douglas Wilmer
Judge
Glyn Houston
Detective Inspector Barnes
Graham Crowden
Prosecuting Counsel
Kenneth Farrington
Stan
Walter Horsbrugh
Clerk of the Court
Frederick Piper
Usher
Vincent Harding
Policeman / Bus Conductor
Tommy Bruce
Gormless (voice)
Trevor Bannister
Groomkirby's Co-Worker
Crew
Betty Sherriff
Hairdresser
Richard Rodney Bennett
Original Music Composer
Jane Buck
Continuity
Tom Smith
Makeup Artist
Marcus Dods
Conductor
Peter Taylor
Editor
Reece Pemberton
Production Design
Claude Watson
Assistant Director
Graham Harris
Sound Editor
Michael Holden
Associate Producer
Michael Deeley
Producer
Austin Dempster
Camera Operator
Oscar Lewenstein
Executive Producer
Leigh Aman
Associate Producer
Peter Yates
Director
N.F. Simpson
Writer
Stephen Dalby
Sound Director
Robin Gregory
Sound Recordist
Denys N. Coop
Director of Photography
Barbara Gillett
Wardrobe Master
Wally Fairweather
Focus Puller