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Lois's humiliation may just be the result of a dating agency's mismatch. But Eddie
soon begins to suspect there could be more at stake than the lady's dignity…
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"LOOKING FOR MR WRIGHT"
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written by ROBERT BENNETT
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directed by LAURENCE MOODY
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Original BBC1 tx:
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16 NOVEMBER 1980
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2125 - 2215hrs,
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watched by 13 million
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Filming dates:
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8 - 23 September 1980
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(drn. 49'35")
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The sudden disappearance of
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Lois's date leaves her heartbroken
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There's some good material for Erica in this episode, particularly the sequence where she calls
Eddie at Radio West during a live broadcast. It's amusing to watch Erica's reaction when sent to
the dating agency by Eddie to pump them for information for the missing Mr Wright. Diana Dors
features prominently, and had she lived, would have been a prime contender for a role in
EastEnders. Her performance as the bullying, domineering Maggie is well realised. Eddie's verbal
wit is in full flow - "Never trust a man with a moustache", indeed. The empty life of Clive Wright
and the lonely one of Lois are well conveyed in the script, without becoming too overbearing.
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After the three previous, bleak episodes, a subtle humour
comes to the fore. In an early scene, Eddie visits the dating
agency and finds himself considered by an interviewee as a
particularly suitable suitor….an engaging episode, albeit one
without any distinctive direction. Script and performances are
the strengths of "Looking for Mr Wright"
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As the Series 2 progressed, many of Eddie's exchanges were played
more for fun, with the character's eccentricities very much to the fore
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BY DENE:
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