
The Nearly Man was a UK TV series from the mid-1970s created by Arthur Hopcraft about a middle-class Labour MP. Originally screened on ITV on 4 August 1974, the series won the Broadcasting Press Guild award for the best single play on British television in 1974. The series was filmed in London by Granada Television, in black and white. Some episodes were directed by British director John Irvin. The main cast included Tony Britton as the lead character, Anne Firbank, John Leyton, and Ian McCulloch.

as Christopher Collinson - Chris Tomlinson

as Bernard King

as Ron Hibbert

as Alice Collinson

as David Collinson

as Brian Griffin

as Peter Richards

as Maurice Wrigley

as Dorothy Hibbert

as Millie Dutton

as Len

as George

as Beryl Gardiner

as Billy

as Mrs. King

as Michael Hibbert

as Andrew Collinson