Lame Ducks | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Written by | Peter Hammond |
Starring | John Duttine |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | BBC2 |
Original release | 22 October 1984 – 22 October 1985 |
Lame Ducks is a British television sitcom made by the BBC in 1984 and written by Peter J. Hammond.
The series starred John Duttine as Brian Drake, a man who, when suffering a serious injury after being hit by a truck, can no longer work and decides to head off to live as a hermit. As he goes along, he is joined by various other outcasts, including a woman called Angie (played by Lorraine Chase). The group eventually settle at a derelict railway station.
Later, a private detective called Ansell (played by Brian Murphy), hired by Drake's wife (Primi Townsend), locates the group, but as an outcast himself, decides to join them.