Thicker Than Water
1980 · 73 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama, TV Movie
The Black Pudding Festival in Normandy, France, brings competitors from all over Europe. The British contingent is there for all the fun of the fair-and determined to win!
Directed by Alan Grint · Written by Brian Glover
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Colin Douglas Jackson Arnott - P Paula Tilbrook Ida Arnott
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Nicholas Ball John Arnott -
John Nightingale Will Haggett -
Caroline Hutchison Lilian Haggett -
Ray Mort George Willis - T Ted Morris Harry Dicks
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Paul Jaynes Richard Arnott - J Janet Driver Andrea
- H Hope Johnstone Mary
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William Tarmey Slaughterer - J Joan Campion Mother
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