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Sam Baker's won a fortune on the football pools, but his family think he's burned the cheque. Stars David Roper. From 1980.
Bank clerk Sam Baker has won a fortune on the football pools, but his family think he's burned the cheque...
Wally K Daly's sitcom starring David Roper and Sharon Duce.
Sam …… David Roper
Annabel …… Sharon Duce
Fred …… Bill Owen
Rose …… Patsy Rowlands
Postman …… Richard Davies
Bank Manager …… John Horsley
Announcer: Peter Donaldson
Theme music by Jim Parker.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 in January 1980.
Last on
Fri 30 Jan 2026
02:30
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