Highway Robbery
1973 · 80 min · Comedy, TV Movie
Terry and his family fight against a planned eviction when the council decides on a road building programme and their house is in its path.
Directed by Michael Apted · Written by Michael O'Neill
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John Collin Terry - A Angela Crow Val
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Rosemary Martin Freda Bass - D David Swift Councillor Bass
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