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Colin's Sandwich (1988)

First aired October 18, 198830m/ep2 seasons · 12 epsEnded
6.0

3 votes

Comedy

Overview

Colin's Sandwich is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC2 in 1988 and 1990 which stars Mel Smith as Colin Watkins, a British Rail clerk who aspired to be a horror writer. The show was written by Paul Smith and Terry Kyan and ran for two series of six episodes. In the second series, Colin manages to achieve some small successes as a writer.

Created By

Paul Smith

Top Billed Cast

Mel Smith

Mel Smith

Colin Watkins

Louisa Rix

Louisa Rix

Jenny Anderson

Mike Grady

Mike Grady

Des

Annette Crosbie

Annette Crosbie

Joyce Watkins

Nicholas Ball

Nicholas Ball

Alan Hunter

Andrew Robertson

Andrew Robertson

Travers

Lee Cornes

Lee Cornes

Graham

Tony Haase

Tony Haase

Trevor

Kim Clifford

Kim Clifford

Mandy

Jane Booker

Jane Booker

Sarah Venables

Nicholas Pritchard

Nicholas Pritchard

Richard

Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Rosemary

Jonathan Coy

Jonathan Coy

Stuart

Alphonsia Emmanuel

Alphonsia Emmanuel

Vicky

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Scripted

Last Air Date

February 16, 1990

Networks

BBC Two

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