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The Fox Trot

9.019711h 10mMovieComedyTV Movie

The first in a series of new plays. Arthur and Gwen, a cosy middle-aged couple, remember with nostalgia the pre-Motorway Britain of their youth. When Tom, an old friend, returns from voyaging the world their life takes a strange new turn.

DirectorPhilip Saville
WriterRhys Adrian
ProducerIrene Shubik

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Cast · Directed by Philip Saville

DPDonald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
Tom
THThora Hird
Thora Hird
Gwen
MBMichael Bates
Michael Bates
Arthur
JCJohn Collin
John Collin
Harry
DKDiana King
Diana King
Maisie
WC
Wallace Campbell
The Drunk

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The Fox Trot hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 17, 1971. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.