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    Drama TV Shows - 1970s 2 Mins Read

    Hole in the Wall, The

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    Young Stephen Kemp was taken to live with his grandfather, Nathaniel, after the death of his mother.

    Nat Kemp (Joseph O’Conor) – the publican of the ‘Hole in the Wall’ public house on the edge of the River Thames at Wapping – was determined to keep his grandson apart from the seamier side of the Docklands but Stephen had a natural inquisitiveness that would not be quelled.

    The cast did their best but gave the impression that they weren’t sure it was really all worthwhile. Neil McCarthy did his Bill Sykes bit, Peter Bayliss overacted like mad as Blind George (though at least he did try to inject some life into the corpse), Joseph O’Conor looked distinctly uneasy as Nathaniel Kemp, and Mary Healey played the delightfully named Musky Mag (what a disappointment that character turned out to be) in best Hammer horror style. Queenie Watts played Mrs Grimes.

    Blind George
    Peter Bayliss
    Nathaniel Kemp
    Joseph O’Conor
    Stephen Kemp
    Nigel Rathbone
    Swan
    Edwin Finn
    Musky Mag
    Mary Healey
    Joe
    Richard Ireson
    Cripps
    Dudley Jones
    Dan Ogle
    Neil McCarthy
    Mrs Grimes
    Queenie Watts
    Viney
    Tony Melody
    Bill Stagg
    Glenn Williams
    Marr
    Alan Collins
    Kidd
    Anthony Langdon
    Sgt. Beale
    Richard Grant

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