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Scully

Scully was a British television drama with some comedy elements set in the city of Liverpool, England, that originated from a BBC Play For Today episode "Scully's New Years Eve". Originally broadcast on Channel Four in 1984, the single series was spread over six half-hour episodes plus a one-hour final episode. It was written by playwright Alan Bleasdale. The drama is notable for featuring many of the Liverpool football club first-team squad of that era.

Francis Scully is a teenage boy who has his heart set on gaining a trial match for Liverpool to hopefully fulfil his ambition of playing for the club. Francis, in everyday situations during his waking hours, occasionally "sees" famous Liverpool players such as Kenny Dalglish when they are not really there. These dream-like sequences recur throughout the episodes.

The main plotline is the efforts of Scully's school teachers to persuade Scully to appear in the school pantomime which they attempt by promising him a trial with his beloved Liverpool if he will cooperate. When Scully and his friends are not in school making trouble for the teachers and the school caretaker, they are seen roaming the local streets upsetting the neighbours and getting into trouble with the police. Scully sometimes has visions of the school caretaker appearing as a vampire due to the caretaker's nickname being Dracula. These frequent waking dream sequences give the show a somewhat surreal atmosphere.

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Scully

May 14, 1984
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Cast (35)

Sam Kelly
Brady
Clive Russell
Lorry Driver
Cathy Tyson
Joanna
Jimmy Coleman
Police Driver
Jimmy Gallagher
Arthur Scully
Joey Kaye
Mr Scully
Andrew Schofield
Franny Scully
Gilly Coman
Marie Morgan
Elvis Costello
Henry Scully
Paula Jacobs
Florrie
Judith Barker
Mrs Heath
Eileen O'Brien
Mrs O'Gorman
Mark McGann
Mad Dog
John McArdle
Teacher
David Mallinson
Mr Flanagan
Valerie Lilley
Mrs. Scully
Ray Kingsley
'Mooey' Morgan
Bob Paisley
Himself
Richard Burke
Snotty Dog
Ian St. John
Himself
Mary Cunningham
Crackers Leigh
Mike Hayden
Mr O'Gorman

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Les Chatfield
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