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Title: SIX AND SEVEN-EIGHTHS 6 7/8 OR THEREABOUTS

Reference number: 6423

Date: 1977*

Director: d. Jim Hickie

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 13.20 minsc

Description: Amateur comedy about a man who is the subject of jokes involving hat switching at his work. He is confused until the culprits are caught and receive their comeuppance.

Credits: Cast
Samual Perkins Geoffrey Isles
Mrs Perkins Carol Isles
Lady in street Rita White
Apprentices Douglas Russell, Alan Walkingshaw
Gatekeeper James Ferris
Doctor Gregor Tuner
cam. Bob Ferguson
sd. John Wilson, Alex MacMillan
lighting Douglas Lornie, Jack Grant
p. Frank Walker

Shotlist: Title. Int. 1970's style dining room, couple having breakfast. Man in suit closes briefcase and departs saying goodbye to his wife in a white and pink dressing gown. Man puts hat on and walks past suburban houses, doffs hat to lady in street. Wife waves from balcony. Man arrives at work and changes into white coat. He proceeds cleaning toilets. Two young men in burgundy coats, apprentices, mucking about and make a mess in clean bathroom. Cleaning man comes in and hauls them out. One young man exchanges cleaning man's hat for a joke, man is confused. He rolls newspaper around inside hat to make it fit. Man sets off next day, cleans toilets and jokers exchange his hat again. Happens again and man discusses it with a colleague. Jokers appear with his hat, man chases after them. Two jokers leaving medical centre with bandages on. Ecs.