Play for Today The Muscle Market (Season 11, Episode 12)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Play for Today

The Muscle Market (Season 11, Episode 12)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Danny Duggan's rough-house business methods and lifestyle owe more to early influences than the CBI. But with the bottom falling out of the building game playing at gangster is only fun on the winning side.

Director

Alan Dossor

Writer

Alan Bleasdale

Producer

Michael Wearing

Cinematographer

David Jackson (photography)

Editor

Henry Fowler

Production Designer

Sally Williams

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 13, 1981

Release date

Jan 13, 1981 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

16 wins & 16 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
22 cast members

Name	Known for
Pete Postlethwaite Danny Duggan (as Peter Postlethwaite) Danny Duggan (as Peter Postlethwaite) See fewer	The Usual Suspects (1995)
Pip Donaghy Maxie (as Philip Donaghy) Maxie (as Philip Donaghy) See fewer	1984 (1984)
Terence Rigby Bernard Bernard See fewer	Get Carter (1971)
Alison Steadman Susan Susan See fewer	Life Is Sweet (1990)
Paul Jesson John John See fewer	Mr. Turner (2014)
Mitzi Mueller Pauleen Pauleen See fewer	It Couldn't Happen Here (1987)
Ken Sharrock Miller Miller See fewer	The Living Daylights (1987)
Paul Harman Abbott Abbott See fewer	Law & Order (1990)
Roger Phillips 'Costello' 'Costello' See fewer	Crown Court (1972)
Ronald Forfar 'Costello The Second' 'Costello The Second' See fewer	Bread (1986)
Barry McCarthy Hutchinson Hutchinson See fewer	Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Bill Stewart Auctioneer Auctioneer See fewer	101 Dalmatians (1996)
Bill Moores Arthur Arthur See fewer	Riff-Raff (1991)
Derek McLean Bernard's Son Bernard's Son See fewer	The Monkey's Paw (1988)
Adrian Mills Bernard's Son Bernard's Son See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Mike Donohoe 'Heavy' 'Heavy' See fewer	Play for Today (1970)
Steve Faye 'Heavy' 'Heavy' See fewer	Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
Brian Jacques 'Heavy' 'Heavy' See fewer	Redwall
Jackie Hamilton 'Heavy' 'Heavy' See fewer	The Marksman (1987)
Mike Hayden 'Heavy' 'Heavy' See fewer	ITV Sunday Night Theatre (1969)
Johnny Mallen 'Heavy' 'Heavy' See fewer	No Surrender (1985)
Ken Rose 'Heavy' 'Heavy' See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)