17 Feb 1983
Local Hero
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
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An English comedian is infuriated by a Scottish comedienne's impersonation of him
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Max Miller Harry Hawkins
Florence Desmond Jenny McTavish
Hal Walters Chips
Davina Whitehouse Annie
Garry Marsh Charlie Thompson
Edmund Willard Sandy McBride
Gordon McLeod McDonald
Robert Gall Alec
Mark Daly Campbell
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