BIG BREADWINNER HOG

'Big Breadwinner Hog' was a television thriller series devised by Robin Chapman portraying the ruthless rise through the criminal underworld of the trendy young London gangster Hogarth (Peter Egan). He exploits the resources of a declining gangster, Ryan (Godfrey Quigley), to take over the dominant crime syndicate Scot-Yanks, controlled by the equally ruthless and manipulative Lennox (Timothy West). The key to Hogarth's success is knowledge of a murder arranged by Lennox, of which there is a crucial witness, Ackerman (Donald Burton), a one-time private eye who has been blackmailed into working for Scot-Yanks, and bitterly resents Lennox as a consequence.
The eight-part series was widely condemned at the time for its amorality and violence, including, most famously, a scene depicting a jar of acid being thrown into a rival's face.
The series was directed by Mike Newell (later of Four Weddings and a Funeral) and Michael Apted. It gave an early role to John Challis, later Boycie of ''Only Fools And Horses'', and an important role for Priscilla Morgan, wife of ''Dad's Army'' star Clive Dunn. Peter Egan is also better known these days for sitcoms like ''Ever Decreasing Circles'' (1984-89), ''Joint Account'' (1989) and ''Home Again'' (2006)

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Cast

Cast

★ Hogarth — Peter Egan

★ Edge — Rosemary McHale

★ Ryan — Godfrey Quigley

★ Spicer — Barry Linehan

★ Singleton — Tony Steedman

★ Lennox — Timothy West

★ Gould — Hamilton Dyce

★ Moira — Priscilla Morgan

★ Ackerman — Donald Burton

★ Greenwood — Brian McDermott

★ Izzard — Alan Browning

★ Grange — David Leland

★ Raymond — James Hunter

★ Nicholson — Tenniel Evans

★ Walker — Arthur Pentelow

★ Parker — John Horsley

★ Rasbery — Peter Thomas

★ Operative — John Challis