Work Is a 4-Letter Word

Overview

Dreamlike satire about a young man who resists getting a job at the lone employing conglomerate in his dreary industrial town, but changes his mind when he discovers the plant's boiler room has the perfect climate to assist him with his pet horticultural (fungal) project.

Directed by Peter Hall

Top cast

David Warner

Valentine Brose

Cilla Black

Betty Dorrick

Alan Howard

Reverend Mort

John Steiner

Anthony

Zia Mohyeddin

Dr Aly Narayana

D

David Waller

Mr Price

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs Murray

Jan Holden

Mrs Price

T

Tony Church

Mr Arkwright

Joe Gladwin

Pa Brose

J

Julie May

Mrs Dorrick

Derek Royle

Briggs

Clifford Rose

Registry Office Clerk

C

Cyril Cross

Commissionaire

Paul Dawkins

Powerplant Guard

Tommy Godfrey

Mr. Thacker

W

Winifred Braemar

Auntie May

G

Gladys Dawson

Gran

J

John Donegal

Gramps

Gilly Flower

Auntie Winnie

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