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Letter to Blanchy - The Sweet Smell of Success (First Episode)
Television (Full Length Episode) – 1994
She's not slow! She's just reticent...– Derek (David McPhail) isn't giving up on his horse Lady Success
I reckon you should get out of here quick as you can. I've seen faster horses on a merry-go-round.– Colin (Ian Mune) doesn't rate Lady Success's chances as a champion trotter
Unfortunately tragic personal circumstances preclude me from coming...– Brucie (Alistair Douglas) on his unfortunate race course ban
To see a camera rolling tomorrow is going to be quite a moving experience. It was funny hanging around an empty production office, and a week later there's something like 35 people there.– Jon Gadsby on the show's long path to the screen, The Listener (TV Times pullout), 30 October 1989, page 39
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