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Script cover page (from the Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection)
form y separately published work icon A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Altar single work   film/TV   crime   thriller  
Note: The synopsis held in the Crawford Collection attributes this episode to both Atkinson and Terry Stapleton. The script itself, however, lists Atkinson as the author and Stapleton as the script editor.
Issue Details: First known date: 1973... 1973 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Altar
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Film Details - Crawford Productions ; Seven Network , 1974

Production Companies:

Crawford Productions.

Cast:

The following information is derived form material held in the Crawford Collection:

Michele Fawdon (Mia Sinclair); James Condon (John Black); Pat Leehy (Jeanne Haywood); Anne Charlston (Samantha); Walter Pym (Professor Melton); Malcolm Steed (Dr Eric McLeod); Trevor Woods (Dr Jim Innes); Gary Gray (Robert Elliot); Paul Glen (Hal); Denise Morgan (Salesgirl); Stephen Barker, Joseph Owen, Charles Gilroy, Judy Bierworth, Dido Paton, Edna Bartlett, Beverely Foster, Roger Chevalier, Barbar Mann, and Herbert Payne (Satanists); Karinda Davies (Stand-in: Mia); Brenda Abbey (Stand-in: Julie); and John Kelly (Extra in Ambulance).

The casting call sheets held in the Crawford Collection also show the following information:
Other actors considered for the role of John Black included Arthur Dignam.
Other actors considered for the role of Jeanne Haywood included Beatrice Watts and Kris McQuade.
Other actors considered for the role of Professor Melton included Dennis Pryor, Campbell Copelin, Michael Duffield, John Nash, and Arthur Rudkin.
Other actors considered for the role of Dr Eric McLeod included Alan Hopgood and David Clendenning.
Other actors considered for the role of Robert Elliot included Rod Anderson and Graeme Blundell.
The stuntmen was Graham Mathrick and Tony Sprague: the former has 'nothing dangerous' written next to his casting call, while the latter is slated to jump through a window while on fire.

Release Dates:

According to Don Storey, 23 April 1974.

Notes:

Script editor: Terry Stapleton.

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