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The Dagenham Porkchop

Drama by Matthew Broughton, starring Robert Glenister, Ron Cook and Lisa Palfrey. Ronny 'The Dagenham Porkchop' is an old wrestler with a painful past.

Ronny Moffat aka The Dagenham Porkchop, a once superstar wrestler is living on crumbs, working the holiday camp circuit. When his past body-slams back into his life, Ronny has to wrestle with more than just a 20 stone athlete in a leotard.

CAST
Ronny 'The Dagenham Porkchop' Moffat - Robert Glenister
Terry 'The Pharaoh' - Ron Cook
Virginia 'Vampire' Dawson - Lisa Palfrey
Lorraine - Holli Dempsey
Ray 'Elvis' Evans - Dean Rehman
Tom - Dean Coulson
Dickie Davies, Kent Walton, The Holidaymaker - Dick Bradnum

Production Coordinator: Lindsay Rees
Sound Design: Nigel Lewis
Producer: John Norton

A BBC Audio Wales Production

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44 minutes

Last on

Tue 4 Nov 202514:15

Broadcast

  • Tue 4 Nov 202514:15

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