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Comedy by Nick Warburton. Clare and Richard have inherited a sitting tenant, John Hector, the most truculent man in Yorkshire. Today, John's past returns to haunt him.

by Nick Warburton

Richard Wells ..... Paul Ritter
Clare Wells ..... Kate Duchene
John Hector ..... Philip Jackson
Vanessa ..... Jessica Turner

Directed by Sally Avens

When Richard and Clare Wells inherit a house in Breck Howe they also inherit a sitting tenant, John Hector, who views the house and the town as his own personal fiefdom. Today John's bravado takes a battering when his past returns to haunt him.

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Tue 26 Mar 202414:15
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