W. Somerset Maugham The Back of Beyond (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 50 min | Drama

W. Somerset Maugham

The Back of Beyond (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 50 min | Drama

Knobby and Tom are a pair of best friends in Malaya. They both get married at the same time and when the wives become best friends as well everything seems to be perfect until Knobby and Tom's wife fall in love.

Director

John Frankau

Writers

Roy Clarke (dramatisation) | W. Somerset Maugham (story)

Producer

Verity Lambert

Production Designer

Fanny Taylor

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 10, 1969

Release date

Jun 10, 1969 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Daniel Massey Knobby Clarke Knobby Clarke See fewer	Star! (1968)
Julian Glover Tom Saffary Tom Saffary See fewer	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Mary Peach Violet Saffary Violet Saffary See fewer	Cutthroat Island (1995)
Georgina Hale Enid Clarke Enid Clarke See fewer	Mahler (1974)
Ishaq Bux Old Indian Old Indian See fewer	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Mona Chong Knobby's girl Knobby's girl See fewer	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Jeffrey Gardiner Arthur Arthur See fewer	Small World (1988)
Max Harman Ling Ling See fewer	W. Somerset Maugham (1969)
Damaris Hayman Mrs. Douglas Mrs. Douglas See fewer	The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Arthur Hewlett George George See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Andy Ho Photographer Photographer See fewer	Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
Ahmad Jamal Brothel keeper Brothel keeper See fewer	W. Somerset Maugham (1969)
Kim Kee Lim Clerk (as Kim K. Lim) Clerk (as Kim K. Lim) See fewer	Futtocks End (1970)
Lai Ling Tom's girl Tom's girl See fewer	Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Jacqueline Maude Mrs. Wrigley Mrs. Wrigley See fewer	Jane Eyre (1973)
Norman Mitchell Douglas Douglas See fewer	The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Fred Lee Own Overseer Overseer See fewer	Supergirl (1984)
Basil Short Peter Peter See fewer	W. Somerset Maugham (1969)