Nearly a Happy Ending (1980)
1h 6m
Running Time
May 31, 1980Release Date
Plot.
A play by Victoria Wood. Maureen has been faithfully attending the slimmers' club for months. Now the weeks of endless crispbreads have paid off - but is her optimism misplaced? Sequel to Wood's earlier play Talent, featuring the same characters of lifelong friends Maureen and Julie.
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Cast & Crew.
Victoria Wood
Maureen
Julie Walters
Julie
Paul Seed
Tony
Rosemary Williams
Madge
Baz Taylor
Director
Peter Eckersley
Producer
Peter Martin
Les Dickey
Colin Pocock
ProductionDesigner
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Details.
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Nearly A Happy Ending is a television play written by Victoria Wood, which ITV broadcast on 1 June 1980.It is a sequel to Wood's earlier play Talent, with the same lead characters: Julie (played by Julie Walters) and Maureen (played by Wood); although some minor plot points from Talent are either ignored or contradicted in this play.
According to the BFI's Screenonline website, the plot concerns "Maureen's ill-fated attempts to lose her virginity at a dismal salesmen's party in a Manchester hotel".