
The Birthday Party
TV Movie · Drama · Mystery
Overview
It is Stanley's birthday, but the party he is given is not quite what he expects. [A BBC production broadcast on the Theatre Night series.]
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Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham
Stanley Webber
Kenneth Cranham
Stanley Webber


Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright
Meg Bowles
Joan Plowright
Meg Bowles


Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter
Nat Goldberg
Harold Pinter
Nat Goldberg


Colin Blakely
Colin Blakely
Shamus McCann
Colin Blakely
Shamus McCann


Julie Walters
Julie Walters
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Julie Walters
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Robert Lang
Robert Lang
Petey Bowles
Robert Lang
Petey Bowles
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