BBC2 Playhouse The Chauffeur (Season 3, Episode 7)
TV Episode | Drama

BBC2 Playhouse

The Chauffeur (Season 3, Episode 7)

TV Episode | Drama

Joe, the chauffeur to an unnamed South American embassy, enjoys the small perks of privilege his job provides him. When a coup in the country results in the ambassador's recall, his halcyon life is upended.

Director

Brian Gibson

Writers

Denis Plimmer | Charlotte Plimmer

Producer

Innes Lloyd

Editor

David Martin

Production Designer

Moira Tait

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Updated Apr 30, 1976

Release date

Apr 30, 1976 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

13 wins & 8 nominations

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
John Bardon Chauffeur Chauffeur See fewer	EastEnders(1985)
Guillermo Beltrán First Secretary First Secretary See fewer	Pandora and the Flying Dutchman(1951)
Malena Brenes Child Child See fewer	BBC2 Playhouse(1973)
David de Keyser Security man Security man See fewer	Having a Wild Weekend(1965)
Tony Doyle Snooker player Snooker player See fewer	Ballykissangel(1996)
Susan Engel Ambassador's wife Ambassador's wife See fewer	King Lear(1970)
Francisco Foncea Child Child See fewer	BBC2 Playhouse(1973)
Joe Gladwin Ambassador Ambassador See fewer	Last of the Summer Wine(1973)
Lucia Guillon Lucia Lucia See fewer	Miracle in Soho(1957)
Colin Higgins Policeman Policeman See fewer	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2007)
John Kearney Embassy policeman Embassy policeman See fewer	A Ghost Story for Christmas(1971)
Charles Keating Joe Joe See fewer	Another World(1964)
Basil Lord Model enthusiast Model enthusiast See fewer	Brian Rix Presents...(1960)
Gillian Martell Housekeeper Housekeeper See fewer	The Hound of the Baskervilles(1982)
Martin Matthews George George See fewer	Doctor Who(1963)
Maria Jose Navarro Child Child See fewer	BBC2 Playhouse(1973)
Charles Pemberton Chauffeur Chauffeur See fewer	The Four Feathers(2002)
Modesta Ramos Child Child See fewer	BBC2 Playhouse(1973)
Jeffry Wickham Foreign Office official Foreign Office official See fewer	Scoop(2006)