The World of Eddie Weary

Story

Synopsis

Alex Conway is an actor who plays the part of 'Eddie Weary', a sympathetic, down-at-heel, shabby, Northern, working-class private detective, in a TV show. Except Conway is actually a complete idiot in real-life: stuck up, pretentious and selfish, the constant focus of tabloid interest for his bad, usually drunken behaviour. But then he discovers he gets truckloads of mail from fans who think he really is Eddie Weary, asking for his help, so he decides to help them - with the aid of his assistant, Birdie.

Director

Alan Grint

Writers

Roy Clarke

Language

English

Release date

1 January 1990

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Ray Brooks

  Alex Conway/Eddie Weary

• 

  Celia Imrie

  Birdie

• 

  Connie Booth

  Madge

• 

  Anita Dobson

  Roxanne

• 

  Brian Glover

  Strip Club MC

• 

  Anthony Daniels

  Bruce

• Ella WIlder

  Fern

• 

  Kitty Aldridge

  Barbara Daniels

• 

  Melanie Kilburn

  Mrs Hebdon

• Martyn Whitby

  Mr Hebdon

• Sandra Maitland

  Mrs McDermott

• 

  Judy Flynn

  Maureen