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The Old Men at the Zoo

1983-09-15 · 55 min / episode · ★ 6.5

Comedy

An incompetently managed zoo becomes a metaphor for the state of Britain as a nuclear crisis looms over Europe.

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London Films Productions
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Marius GoringMarius GoringDr Emile Englander
Stuart WilsonStuart WilsonSimon Carter
Andrew CruickshankAndrew CruickshankMr Sanderson
Barry StantonBarry StantonStrawson
Toria FullerMartha Carter

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