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Screen Two•Season 3•Episode 5

East of Ipswich

7.1/10 · 360 votesFeb 1, 198773 min

Ranked #9 of 14 in Season 3•−0.3 vs season avg

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Michael Palin's nostalgic comedy about a family holiday at a Suffolk seaside resort. Richard Burrill, a 17-year-old, is reluctantly dragged to Southwold with his parents, where he meets Edwin, another teenager who has very definite ideas about how to enjoy himself, and a young Dutch

Directed byTristram Powell

Written byMichael Palin

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E3 8.1

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

After Pilkington

East of Ipswich

Naming the Names

Northanger Abbey

Visitors

Heaven on Earth

Inappropriate Behaviour

Going Home

Quartermaine's Terms

On the Palm

Hedgehog Wedding

The Children of Dynmouth

Crew4

Innes Lloyd

Producer

Michael Palin

Writer

George Fenton

Music

Tristram Powell

Director

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Episode Summary

"East of Ipswich" is episode 5 of Screen Two season 3. It scored 7.1/10 from 360 votes, ranking #9 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Tristram Powell and written by Michael Palin, it aired on February 1, 1987.

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