The Maggie
Ealing Studios comedy drama starring Paul Douglas and Alex Mackenzie about the culture clash between a hard-nosed American financier and a crafty Scottish sea captain.
An Ealing Studios comedy drama from 1954 depicting a clash of cultures between a hard-nosed American businessman and a crafty Scottish sea captain, inspired by Neil Munro's stories of the Vital Spark and her captain Para Handy.
The Maggie is a small, ageing Clyde puffer boat, and her captain, the wily Mactaggart, is desperately in need of £300 to renew his license. A chance meeting at a shipping firm office leads to a mistaken commission to transport furniture for an American businessman, Calvin B Marshall. On learning of the reality of how his goods were being transported, Marshall takes matters into his own hands. A plane and car chase ensues, with numerous colourful adventures en route to the Maggie's final destination.
Last on
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Calvin B Marshall | Paul Douglas |
| Pusey | Hubert Gregg |
| Captain MacTaggart | Alex Mackenzie |
| The Engineer | Abe Barker |
| The Mate | James Copeland |
| Dougie | Tommy Kearins |
| Director | Alexander Mackendrick |
| Campbell | Geoffrey Keen |
| Writer | William Rose |
| Producer | Michael Truman |
Broadcasts
- Thu 25 Aug 1977 22:25±«Óãtv Two England
- Tue 23 Oct 1979 19:30±«Óãtv Two England
Sun 15 Aug 1982 14:10±«Óãtv One London- Wed 4 Jun 1986 17:30±«Óãtv Two England
- Thu 21 Jan 1988 14:15±«Óãtv Two England
- Thu 22 Feb 1990 18:00±«Óãtv Two England
Sat 4 Feb 2012 22:30- Sun 5 Feb 2012 17:00
- Mon 22 Jul 2013 12:00±«Óãtv Two HD, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
- Sat 1 Feb 2014 07:40±«Óãtv Two HD, Wales, England, Scotland & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 10 Jan 2015 08:45±«Óãtv Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Sat 18 Jul 2015 05:35±«Óãtv Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & HD only
- Sat 1 Aug 2015 08:05±«Óãtv Two Wales, Scotland, England, Northern Ireland & HD only
- Fri 27 Nov 2015 21:00
- Sat 11 Jun 2016 07:30±«Óãtv Two England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland & HD only
- Sat 1 Jul 2017 08:30±«Óãtv Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Thu 16 Aug 2018 12:15±«Óãtv Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
- Sun 13 Jan 2019 06:20±«Óãtv Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), South East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire