The World of Eddie Weary

Summary Alex Conway is an actor who plays the part of 'Eddie Weary', a sympathetic, down-at-heel, shabby, Northern, working-class private detective, in a TV show. Except Conway is actually a complete idiot in real-life: stuck up, pretentious and selfish, the constant focus of tabloid interest for his bad, usually drunken behaviour. But then he discovers he gets truckloads of mail from fans who think he really is Eddie Weary, asking for his help, so he decides to help them - with the aid of his assistant, Birdie. View more details

The World of Eddie Weary

Directed : Alan Grint

Written : Roy Clarke

Stars : Anita Dobson Ray Brooks Connie Booth Celia Imrie

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Genres : Comedy Crime Drama

Release date : Aug 30, 1990

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Yorkshire Television (YTV) Fingertip Production

Summary Alex Conway is an actor who plays the part of 'Eddie Weary', a sympathetic, down-at-heel, shabby, Northern, working-class private detective, in a TV show. Except Conway is actually a complete idiot in real-life: stuck up, pretentious and selfish, the constant focus of tabloid interest for his bad, usually drunken behaviour. But then he discovers he gets truckloads of mail from fans who think he really is Eddie Weary, asking for his help, so he decides to help them - with the aid of his assistant, Birdie. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Crime Drama

Release date : Aug 30, 1990

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Yorkshire Television (YTV) Fingertip Production

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