TV series

Nice Work

Name: Nice Work
Released: 1989
Cast: Warren Clarke, Haydn Gwynne, Janet Dale, David Calder, John Forgeham

1989· 1 season· 55 min episodes★ 6.7Ended

On BBC Two — From BBC

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Synopsis

Dr Robyn Penrose is a lecturer in English at Rummidge University. Vic Wilcox is the Managing Director of Pringle's, an engineering firm in Rummidge. They meet when Robyn is told by her Head of Department to "shadow" Vic as part of Industry Year. They are initially hostile to each other but gradually come to understand each other's point of view. Based on the novel by David Lodge.

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based on novel or book miniseries

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E1 Episode 1Next upOct 4, 1989 · 55 min
Synopsis
January 1986. Industry Year. Rummidge, that lovely, sprawling Midlands city raked by motorways, reluctantly confronts another working week. On our right, Mr Vic Wilcox - dynamic, self-made managing director appointed to 'turn round' a struggling engineering firm. On our left, Dr Robyn Penrose - university lecturer in English Literature and expert on the Victorian industrial novel. They have no notion of each other's existence; the piece of paper that will bring them together lies in a recycled envelope at the bottom of someone's in-tray.
Guest stars: Ray Hingley (Manager at Pringle's), Colin Simmonds (Manager at Pringle's), Doc O'Brien (Lorry Driver), Martin Jacobs (Charles Bennett), Christopher Godwin (Prof. Philip Swallow), Tim Preece (Bob Busby), Terry Coates (Rupert Sutcliffe), John Arthur (Tom Rigby)
E2 Episode 2Oct 11, 1989 · 55 min
Synopsis
Sexually, Vic and Robyn's lives are as far apart as they are professionally. The Shadow Scheme continues on its bumpy course as Vic, a week later, drives Robyn from Rummidge up north on a confidential business investigation. But their weekly appointment grows in significance, as they begin to make surprising discoveries.
Guest stars: George A. Cooper (Mr. Wilcox Snr), Andrew Tiernan (Raymond Wilcox), Duncan McCallum (Gary Wilcox), Allan Surtees (Ted Stoker), Zoë Nathenson (Debbie), Patrick Pearson (Basil Penrose), Neale McGrath (George Prendergast), Martin Jacobs (Charles Bennett)
E3 Episode 3Oct 18, 1989 · 55 min
Synopsis
Vic acts on Robyn's advice to educate the workforce and addresses a meeting - with an unexpected interruption. Basil turns up unannounced, with disturbing news of Charles's research in the City of London. And as the Shadow Scheme draws to an end, Vic presses Robyn to accompany him on a vital business trip to Germany.
Guest stars: Rüdiger Bahr (Herr Winkler), Vitus Zeplichal (Dr. Patsch), Patrick Pearson (Basil Penrose), Neale McGrath (George Prendergast), Vass Anderson (Teacher - 1951), Martin Toms (Teacher - 1986), Thomasina Conway (Nymph), Amanda Pointer (Nymph)
E4 Episode 4Oct 25, 1989 · 55 min
Synopsis
Summer Term. Robyn returns to Rummidge to find urgent messages from Vic and Charles - and from Philip Swallow, inviting her to meet a famous American visitor. What will happen to Robyn and Vic in their relationship and their careers? The endings of the Victorian novels taught by Robyn may provide clues.
Guest stars: Martin Jacobs (Charles Bennett), Christopher Godwin (Prof. Philip Swallow), Norman Chancer (Prof. Morris Zapp), Tim Preece (Bob Busby), Terry Coates (Rupert Sutcliffe), Jean Holness (Mrs. Penrose), Daphne Neville (Hilary Swallow), John Arthur (Tom Rigby)