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Playhouse•Season 7•Episode 17

Clapperclaw

Mar 6, 1981

VE Night, 1945: In a Yorkshire pub, not everyone is in a mood to celebrate. Lorna Thorpe's 'All-Star' dance band is down two members, the beer has run out, and some influential friends on the city council have booked flights to Buenos Aires.

Directed byMichael Wearing

Written byJack Shepherd

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Seasons8

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Season 7 Episodes29

Caught on a Train

Fatal Spring

The Black Madonna

The Happy Autumn Fields

Grown-Ups

My Dear Palestrina

Shaping Up

Standing in for Henry

Fothergill

One Hundred and Eighty!!!

The Kindness of Mrs. Radcliffe

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

Journal of Bridget Hitler

Days at the Beach

Bobby Wants to Meet Me

Days

Clapperclaw

The Potsdam Quartet

Unity

Skylark

Elizabeth Alone: Part 1

Elizabeth Alone: Part 2

Elizabeth Alone: Part 3

The Man Who Almost Knew Eamonn Andrews

You're All Right, How Am I?

The Day War Broke Out

Random Moments in a May Garden

Going Gently

Marriage

Crew3

P

Peter Ansorge

Producer

M

Michael Wearing

Director

Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Clapperclaw" is episode 17 of Playhouse season 7. Directed by Michael Wearing and written by Jack Shepherd, it aired on March 6, 1981.

Next: E18 · The Potsdam Quartet Best of Season 7