Genre: | Comedy |
Director: | John B. Hobbs |
Starring: | John Duttine |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Num Series: | 2 |
Num Episodes: | 12 |
Producer: | John B. Hobbs |
Runtime: | 30 minutes |
Channel: | BBC2 |
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, no longer able to work due to a serious injury after being hit by a truck, 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.