There's big money in pigeon racing if you've got a fast flyer, and Joe Desmond's blue-pied hen is a natural winner. But Joe's lucky streak with the birds has gone on a bit too long for the comfort of his competitors. It's time someone else had a turn. Mal Middleton's comedy was filmed on location in his home town of Sheffield.
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Michael Elphick as Joe Desmond
Rosemary Martin as Shirley Desmond
Aaron Brown as Lee Desmond
George Baker as Albert Seers
Bryan Pringle as Mick
Paul Copley as Roy Pearson
Julie Shipley as Maureen Pearson
Donald Gee as Brian Fox
Helen Fraser as Susan Fox
William Simons as Tom Reagan
Linda Marlowe as Ruth Reagan
Gerald Blackmore as Bill Shaw
Patti Nicholls as Pub Regular
Mary Wray as Pub Regular
Danny James as Pub Regular
Steve Collins as Pub Regular
United Kingdom 15 January 1985
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