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On Giant's Shoulders is a film of genre Drama directed by Anthony Simmons with Bryan Pringle

On Giant's Shoulders (1979)

On Giant's Shoulders
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On Giant's Shoulders is a 1979 BBC television film about the early life of thalidomide victim Terry Wiles, with Wiles playing himself. The drama also starred Bryan Pringle and Judi Dench and won an Emmy Award in 1980.

Based on a 1976 book of the same name by Marjorie Wallace and Michael Robson, the 90 minute film was first shown on BBC2 on 29 March 1979 as the 'Play of the Week', and was written by William Humble and Anthony Simmons; the latter was also the director. Terry Wiles had never acted before and, as he was then 17, his voice had to be dubbed by a child actor after filming as it had broken and he had to appear to be much younger, playing himself from age 9 to 12.
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Actors

Bryan Pringle

(Len Wiles)
Judi Dench

(Hazel Wiles)
Hilda Braid

(Sister Page)
Barbara Young

(Teacher at hospital)
Tony Church

(Hospital administrator)
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