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The Bagthorpe Saga

1981 – 1981 · BBC One
1 seasons · 6 episodes
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Follows the eccentric Bagthorpe family – ineffective advice columnist Laura, frustrated and emotionless comedy writer Henry, Scrabble cheating Grandma, 16-year-old electronics whizz and tennis champion William, artistic 14-year-old Tess, and twelve-year-old 'ordinary' Jack, who decides to train their mongrel dog Zero into a super dog.

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Follows the eccentric Bagthorpe family – ineffective advice columnist Laura, frustrated and emotionless comedy writer Henry, Scrabble cheating Grandma, 16-year-old electronics whizz and tennis champion William, artistic 14-year-old Tess, and twelve-year-old 'ordinary' Jack, who decides to train their mongrel dog Zero into a super dog.

SERIES CAST

Angela Thorne
Laura Bagthorpe
Edward Hardwicke
Henry Bagthorpe
Phillada Sewell
Grandma
Ceri Seel
William Bagthorpe
Ruth Potter
Tess Bagthorpe
Richard Orme
Jack Bagthorpe
Dandy Nichols
Mrs Fosdyke
Rebecca Lalonde
Daisy Parker
Created by Helen Cresswell

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Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
First aired
Mar 25, 1981
Original language
EN
Production
BBC
Country
GB

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