Even Solomon
Original Title
...'Play for Today'- Director: Roger Bamford
- Writer: Andrew Taylor
- Producer: Anne Head
CGiii Comment
In Britain’s first TV drama with a transgender lead character (though not played by a trans actor), Andrew Taylor’s script eschews sensationalism in favour of quietly gripping drama, as a young, pre-transition bank clerk is bullied and belittled by her mother, neighbours and colleagues, and a GP who refers her to the ‘head shrinkers’. Despite some inaccurate medical detail, Susan’s coming-out journey – negotiating the muddled values of the 1970s – is depicted with frankness and compassion.
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Cast & Characters
Colin Douglas as Mr. Leslie;
Derek Farr as Sam;
Catherine Hall as Sandra;
James Healey as Corrigan;
Paul Henley as Stephen Piper;
Sylvia Kay as Sylvia;
Bruce Purchase as Jake;
Simon Rouse as Blakeney;
William Simons as Doctor;
Sally Watkins as Lorraine