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  • Screen Two The Insurance Man (Season 2, Episode 7)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 76 min | Drama

Screen Two

The Insurance Man (Season 2, Episode 7)
TV-14
TV Episode | 76 min | Drama

Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a skin-rash, like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with ointment fail, and the rash gradually spreads over his body. After complaining to the ...See moreFranz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a skin-rash, like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with ointment fail, and the rash gradually spreads over his body. After complaining to the management he is laid off work; his relationship with his fiancee is affected. In an attempt to get compensation from his former employers he goes to insurance firm Assicurazion Generali, where he encounters an enigmatic clerk called Kafka. Written by Peter Brynmor Roberts See less
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Director
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Alan Bennett (written by)
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Updated Feb 22, 1986

Release date
Feb 22, 1986 (United Kingdom)

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50 cast members
Name Known for
Trevor Peacock
Franz (old) Franz (old)   See fewer
Alan MacNaughtan
Doctor (as Alan MacNaughton) Doctor (as Alan MacNaughton)   See fewer
Robert Hines
Franz (young) Franz (young)   See fewer
Diana Rayworth
Landlady Landlady   See fewer
Teddy Turner
Old Man in Dyeworks Old Man in Dyeworks   See fewer
Phil Hearne
Workmen Workmen   See fewer
Bernard Wrigley
Workmen Workmen   See fewer
Ronan Wilmot
Factory Doctor Factory Doctor   See fewer
Jill Frudd
Nurse Nurse   See fewer
Katy Behean
Beatrice Beatrice   See fewer
C.J. Allen
Undermanager (as C. J. Allen) Undermanager (as C. J. Allen)   See fewer
Fred Gaunt
Foreman Foreman   See fewer
Tessa Wojtczak
Christina Christina   See fewer
Johnny Allan
Christina's Father (as Johnny Allen) Christina's Father (as Johnny Allen)   See fewer
Margo Stanley
Christina's Mother Christina's Mother   See fewer
Judith Nelmes
Christina's Grandmother Christina's Grandmother   See fewer
Fran O'Shea
Christina's Sister Christina's Sister   See fewer
Bill Moody
Doorman Doorman   See fewer
Guy Nicholls
Enquiries Clerk Enquiries Clerk   See fewer
Alan Starkey
Enquiries Official Enquiries Official   See fewer
Charlotte Coleman
Seamstress Seamstress   See fewer
Oona Kirsch
Collecting Girl Collecting Girl   See fewer
Tony Haygarth
Pohlmann Pohlmann   See fewer
Jim Broadbent
Gutling Gutling   See fewer
David Miller
Jam Workman Jam Workman   See fewer
Hugh Fraser
Culick Culick   See fewer
Ted Carroll
Head-bandaged Workman Head-bandaged Workman   See fewer
Nicholas Selby
Head of Department Head of Department   See fewer
Richard Kane
Head Clerk Head Clerk   See fewer
Rosemary Martin
Miss Weber Miss Weber   See fewer
Lee Daley
Butcher Boy Butcher Boy   See fewer
John de Frates
Limping Client Limping Client   See fewer
Richenda Carey
Tall Woman Tall Woman   See fewer
Sam Kelly
One-Legged Man One-Legged Man   See fewer
Kenny Ireland
Man without ear Man without ear   See fewer
Ted Beyer
Attendant in Waiting Room Attendant in Waiting Room   See fewer
Iggy Navarro
Bald Man Bald Man   See fewer
Rosemary Chamney
Woman in Waiting Room Woman in Waiting Room   See fewer
Peter Christian
Man in Waiting Room Man in Waiting Room   See fewer
Geoffrey Palmer
The Angry Doctor The Angry Doctor   See fewer
Ralph Nossek
The Thin Doctor The Thin Doctor   See fewer
Roger Hammond
The Fat Doctor The Fat Doctor   See fewer
Joanne Ellis
Woman at Tribunal Woman at Tribunal   See fewer
Derry Power
Franz's Father Franz's Father   See fewer
Benjamin Whitrow
Lecturer in Medical School Lecturer in Medical School   See fewer
Billy Moores
Man with stomach hole Man with stomach hole   See fewer
Deborah Langley
Young Woman in Medical School Young Woman in Medical School   See fewer
Toby Salaman
Kafka's Brother-in-Law Kafka's Brother-in-Law   See fewer
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