17 Sep 1976
The Front
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
Not Another Happy Ending
Sometimes love needs a re-write.
When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked, he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound success, she's become too happy and she can't write when she's happy. The only trouble is, the worse he makes her feel, the more he realizes he's in love with her.
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Karen Gillan Jane Lockhart
Stanley Weber Tom Duval
Iain De Caestecker Roddy
Henry Ian Cusick Willie
Kate Dickie Anne Lefevre
Amy Manson Darsie
Freya Mavor Nicola Ball
Gary Lewis Benny Lockhart
Niall Greig Fulton Team Member 1
Bill Barclay Team Member 2
Louise Goodall Dr. Klinsch
John Bett Mr. McLeish
Callum Cuthbertson Quiz Master
Jenni Duffy Book Enquirer (uncredited)
Luke Oscar Ford Man Kissing Girl (uncredited)
Erica Von Stein Waitress (uncredited)
Jennifer Ann Watt Waitress (uncredited)
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