The World of Eddie Weary

Alex Conway is an actor who plays the part of 'Eddie Weary', a sympathetic, down-at-heel, shabby, Northern, working-class private detective, in a TV show. Except Conway is actually a complete idiot in real-life: stuck up, pretentious and selfish, the constant focus of tabloid interest for his bad, usually drunken behaviour. But then he discovers he gets truckloads of mail from fans who think he really is Eddie Weary, asking for his help, so he decides to help them - with the aid of his assistant, Birdie.

Ray Brooks

Alex Conway/Eddie Weary

Celia Imrie

Birdie

Connie Booth

Madge

Anita Dobson

Roxanne

Brian Glover

Strip Club MC

Anthony Daniels

Bruce

Ella WIlder

Fern

Kitty Aldridge

Barbara Daniels

Melanie Kilburn

Mrs Hebdon

Martyn Whitby

Mr Hebdon

Sandra Maitland

Mrs McDermott

Judy Flynn

Maureen

Josephine Antosz

Gran

Neil Dickson

Raymond Knight

Francesca Ryan

TV Awards Hostess

Anthony Dutton

Police Sergeant

• Alan GrintDirector
• Roy ClarkeWriter

ITV autumn 1990 The World of Eddy Weary trailer

Release date

January 1, 1990

Status

Released

Original language

English

Genres

Comedy, Crime, Drama, TV Movie