Recall UNIT: The Great Tea-Bag Mystery (stage play)
Recall UNIT: The Great Tea-Bag Mystery was a 1984 stage play starring, written and directed by Richard Franklin. The play also starred John Levene as a fictional version of himself and Sergeant Benton, and the voice of Nicholas Courtney as a fictional version of himself and the Brigadier.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Former Doctor Who actors Richard Franklin and John Levene are recruited by MI6 to fly to the Falklands and rescue Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, captured by the Master and his henchwoman Miss Bergbo, who they have made evil clones of known as the Dragoids. With the help of a martial artist named Stallion, a mime named Silent Stephen, and three Doctor Who fans, they defeat the Dragoids and Miss Bergbo and prepare to celebrate with a cup of tea, only to discover that the Master had miniaturised Thatcher and trapped her in a teapot. A Supreme Dalek arrives and reveals that the Daleks were behind the entire plot, only for Franklin, Levene, and Molesworth to defeat the Daleks and the Master and restore Thatcher to her original size. Franklin and Levene return to their normal lives.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Richard Franklin/Captain Mike Yates - Richard Franklin
- John Levene/Sergeant Benton - John Levene
- Voice of Nicholas Courtney/Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
- Major Molesworth, M.C. - Richard Kettles
- Miss Bergbo - Lena Lindewall
- Alistair - Graham Smith
- Silent Stephen - Paul Holness
- Hamish - David Roylance
- Jimmy - Liam Rudden
- Tim - Kevin Philpotts
- Stallion - Glynn Dack
- Voice of the Supreme Dalek - John Scott Martin
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Nicholas Courtney had been due to appear as the Brigadier, but was forced to pull out due to work commitments. However, the Brigadier remained part of the play via a pre-recorded voice-over in the form of a telephone message written into the plot.[1]
- This is the final appearance of John Levene as Sergeant Benton until the spin-off Wartime [+]Loading...["Wartime (home video)"].
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