Half Term
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 25 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Sam Donovan
- Producer
- Emma Burge
- Executive Producer
- Emma Burge
- Editor
- Gary Dollner
- Screenwriter
- Geoff Bussetil
- Director of Photography
- Ian Moss
- Production Designer
- James Lewis
- Composer
- Dan Parry
- Principal cast
- Terry Haywood, James Burrows, Faraz Ayub
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Touchpaper Television Ltd
3-6 Kenrick PlaceLondon W1U 6HD
UK
T +44 (0)20 7317 2233
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