TV Show Details
Air Date:August 4th, 1974
Last Air Date:December 16th, 1975
Status:Returning Series
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Granada Television
The Nearly Man (1974-1975)
TV Show
Scripted
Plot
The Nearly Man was a UK TV series from the mid-1970s created by Arthur Hopcraft about a middle-class Labour MP. Originally screened on ITV on 4 August 1974, the series won the Broadcasting Press Guild award for the best single play on British television in 1974. The series was filmed in London by Granada Television, in black and white. Some episodes were directed by British director John Irvin. The main cast included Tony Britton as the lead character, Anne Firbank, John Leyton, and Ian McCulloch.