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1. Collecting for Pleasure and Profit by Andrew Sachs

4 Extra Debut. 1935: a Van Gogh has just sold for nearly £3,000, but Barbara only wants one to remind her of her dear daddy. Stars Andrew Sachs.

1935: a Van Gogh has recently been sold for £2,735 15s 9d.

Since Monty Pepper's death, George Willman has looked after the Willman-Pepper collection of four Van Goghs, not to mention Renoirs, Monets, Cezannes and Pissarros.

Then Monty's daughter arrives from America to ask for the odd Van Gogh to remind her of 'daddy'; the value being purely sentimental of course!

First of two plays about the world of Art

Written by and starring Andrew Sachs

George Willman .... Maurice Denham
Barbara Pepper .... Liza Ross
Klaus Reinhardt .... Andrew Sachs
Mr Armitage .... Timothy Bateson
Mrs Bell .... Gwen Cherrell
Stephen Dudley .... Garard Green
Waiter .... Trevor Nichols

Director: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in October 1985.

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