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The Old Men at the Zoo: With Stuart Wilson, Marius Goring, Andrew Cruickshank, Barry Stanton. Satirical piece set in a zoo, which is plunged into a crisis when a giraffe escapes.
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- 1983-09-15
- Comedy
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Based on the novel by Angus Wilson, The Old Men at the Zoo is a atirical piece set in a zoo, which is plunged into a crisis when a giraffe escapes.
- September 15, 1983
Overview. An incompetently managed zoo becomes a metaphor for the state of Britain as a nuclear crisis looms over Europe. Season 1 of The Old Men at the Zoo premiered on September 15, 1983. (1x5, October 13, 1983) Season Finale.
After the collapse of the nature reserve, Edwin Leacock is forced to resign and Simon Carter finds himself moving the zoo back to London as a triumphant Sir Robert Falcon flies in from the Amazon.
The Old Men at the Zoo is a novel written by Angus Wilson, first published in 1961 by Secker and Warburg and by Penguin books in 1964. It was adapted, with many changes—nuclear bombing of London, not present in the novel, is added—into a 1983 BBC Television serial by the scriptwriter Troy Kennedy Martin. [1]
- Angus Wilson
- 1961
The Old Men at the Zoo: Season 1 - 5 Episodes prev_button_scroll_sr. 1x1 - A Tall Story. September 15, 1983
1 ott 2013 · Five parts. Writer: Troy Kennedy Martin; Adapted from (novel): Angus Wilson; Producer: Jonathan Powell; Director: Stuart Burge. In all the myriad apocalypse dramas produced in the UK, what matters most is where the bomb drops.
