Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar

Episode aired Dec 9, 1968
1h 15m

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6.9/10

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Gabrielle Daye in Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar (1968)

Comedy Drama

Edgar Lunt lives his life by scientific principles, that is, for every action there is a reaction. He believes that any pleasure he might have, will mean, somebody will suffer somewhere else... Read allEdgar Lunt lives his life by scientific principles, that is, for every action there is a reaction. He believes that any pleasure he might have, will mean, somebody will suffer somewhere else. The result is he is not very happy at all, until Trevor, a young student,tries to show h... Read allEdgar Lunt lives his life by scientific principles, that is, for every action there is a reaction. He believes that any pleasure he might have, will mean, somebody will suffer somewhere else. The result is he is not very happy at all, until Trevor, a young student,tries to show him a fresh outlook on life.

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8/10

Comedy about the Dangers of Organized Religion

A comedy about the risks associated with excessive religion. Set in Manchester, railway cleaner Edgar (Alfred Lynch) is faced with a crisis. Loyal to his widowed dad (Jimmy Jewel) and going out with girlfriend Phoebe (Yootha Joyce) for the previous eight years, he admits to himself that he has never bad a woman. He seeks counsel at work from his mate Trevor (Richard Warwick), who advised him to travel on a dirty weekend to London. This is a major step, but Edgar takes it, and ends up sharing digs with Trevor in Tottenham. By a stroke of luck he ends up meeting a woman Mrs Bewley (Yootha Joyce), and his life changes forever. The play concentrates on the extremes of Christianity, of a belief in infinite goodness and the sins associated with doing wrong. Edgar is kept on a short leash by his father and Phyllis - so much so that the London trip is perceived as a release for him. When he returns to Manchester, he has changed completely for the better: meanwhile Phyllis and his father have fallen in love. Clearly a change is as good as a rest for everyone.