Larry Gormley (Tim Curry) dreams of becoming a star entertainer, but until then, he drives a London mini-cab and works as a chauffeur for the shady Ramirez (George Irving).
One day he has a look in the suitcase that Ramirez is carrying around: it’s full of money – £250,000 to be precise.
He can’t resist and steals it. In front of his friends, he claims he’s finally got a contract with a famous director and invites them to celebrate while the mob is after the money.
On hand as Larry’s girlfriend, Pam, is delicious newcomer Debby Bishop, who duo’s with Curry in a zippy rendering of the Ray Charles song Hit The Road Jack.
Billy Connolly puts in a guest appearance as an unexpectedly greasy and vicious hitch-hiker they pick up while driving to Liverpool and then on to Dublin.
In Ireland, Larry is able to pursue his lifelong ambition to be a stand-up comic and mimic, but it is not long before he is in trouble with the mob, the police and the IRA.
The made-for-TV movie was produced by London Weekend Television.
Tim Curry died on 25 August 2026 at his home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, at the age of 80.
Larry Gormley
Tim Curry Pam Hodge
Debby Bishop Des
Billy Connolly Brogan
Dermot Crowley Fidelma
Frances Tomelty Ramirez
George Irving Letty
Sue Wallace Production Manager
Geraldine Griffiths A.F.M.
Georgia Allen Una
Siobhan Hayes Barney
Richard Chadwick Rick Skinner
David Quilter Harry Diamond
John Bird Audrey
Jo Proctor
Director
Colin Bucksey
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