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A Long Shot

The father of a young boy had dreams of his son playing cricket professionally, but unfortunately he doesn't make the local team, Maggie realises it is because he can't see the ball so he needs glasses. The same boy is caught stealing and the next day he arrives at school with bruises. Jo suspects the worse but it turns out he got the bruises playing cricket. The boy feels he's let his dad down and runs away but ends up having an accident. Claude has ""borrowed"" one of Lord Ashfordly's prize horses to breed from, but as they're taking it back Claude spots the little boy lying on the road and takes him to hospital. Nick who has been looking for the missing horse suddenly twigs what's happened when he sees Claude in a horse box. - He says he'll forget it ever went missing if the horse is returned within two hours!

English
  • Originally Aired September 22, 1996
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network ITV1
  • Created February 26, 2015 by
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Name Type Role
David Lane Writer
Kenneth Cranham Guest Star Charlie Wallace
Gary Waldhorn Guest Star Joss Harrop
Tim Dowd Director
Eric Allan Actor Clark
Juliette Gruber Actor Jo Weston
Mark Jordon Actor PC Bellamy
Steven Townsley Actor Billy
Mary Healey Actor Mrs Watkins
Nick Berry Actor PC Nick Rowan
Mark Cartmel Actor Chapman
Kazia Pelka Actor Maggie Bolton
Steve Dent Actor Horse Wrangler
Derek Fowlds Actor Sergeant Blaketon
Rupert Vansittart Actor Lord Ashfordly
Tricia Penrose Actor Gina Ward
Malcolm Storry Actor Harry Schofield
Bill Maynard Actor Claude Jeremiah Greengrass
Lorraine Peters Actor Shopkeeper
Anne Stallybrass Actor Eileen
Christopher Maffei Actor Len Schofield
William Simons Actor PC Ventress