Anyone for Denis? (video)

Anyone for Denis? is a British video-taped television version of the stage play of the same name broadcast by the ITV network on 28 December 1982. The original play, first performed at the Whitehall Theatre in 1981, was written by satirist John Wells.^[1]

It is based on Private Eye's 'Dear Bill' letters, purportedly written by Denis Thatcher, the husband of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister at the time. Set in Chequers, the play parodies the couple's relationship. The title is a punning reference to the more familiar question "Anyone for tennis?"

The television production, for Thames Television was directed by Dick Clement and stars John Wells, Angela Thorne, John Cater and Nicky Henson.^[2]

Cast

John Wells ... Denis Thatcher
Angela Thorne ... Margaret Thatcher
John Cater ... Maurice Picarda
Nicky Henson ... Vouvrey
Mark Kingston ... Hamilton Thisp
Roy Kinnear ... Boris
Alfred Molina ... Eric
John Nettleton ... Jenkins
Terence Rigby ... Major
Joan Sanderson ... Rear Admiral
Robert Stephens ... Schubert

References

↑ "John Wells (1936 - 1998)", Doollee.com Playwrights website
↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/4789

Private Eye

People	Christopher Booker Peter Cook Richard Ingrams Willie Rushton Craig Brown Barry Fantoni Paul Foot Ian Hislop Francis Wheen

Franchise	Private Eye TV Books Audio recordings

Features	Barry McKenzie Battle for Britain The Cloggies Colemanballs Dear Bill E. J. Thribb Glenda Slagg Prime Minister Parodies St Albion Parish News Teacher's Diary The New Coalition Academy

Miscellanea	Regular mini-sections Frequent targets of parody Recurring in-jokes Not Private Eye "Tired and emotional"

Related	Anyone for Denis? (1982, TV version) Coach and Horses, Soho List of winners of the Sir Hugh Casson Award Paul Foot Award

ISSN 0032-888X

Works by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais

Sitcoms	The Likely Lads (1964–66) Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973–74) Porridge (1974–77) Thick as Thieves (1974) Going Straight (1978) Tracey Takes On... (1996–99) Parents of the Band (2008–09)

Other series	Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–2004) Lovejoy (1986–94) Archangel (2005) The Rotters' Club (2005)

Films	The Jokers (1967) Otley (1968) To Catch a Spy (1971) Villain (1971) The Likely Lads (1976) Porridge (1979) The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) Never Say Never Again (1983) Water (1985) The Commitments (1991) Excess Baggage (1997) Still Crazy (1998) Honest (2000) Goal! (2005) Flushed Away (2006) Across the Universe (2007) The Bank Job (2008) Killing Bono (2011) Bunyan and Babe (2016)

Theatre work	Billy (1974)

As script editors	Astronauts (1981–82)

Other film work	Bullshot (1983) Vice Versa (1988)

Clement alone	Anyone for Denis? (director, 1982)

La Frenais alone	Percy's Progress (film, 1971) My Old Man (with others, 1974–75) The Other 'Arf (with others, 1980–84) Spender (with others, 1991–93)

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