Only Make Believe
1973, English. Directed by Robert Knights.
Playwright Christopher Hudson finds his medical problem hinders his writing. He employs secretary Sandra George and dictates his new play to her, but tensions soon develop between the two. As Hudson creates, scenes from his play are dramatized and interpolated. The play being created is Dennis Potter's Angels Are So Few, seen with a totally different cast from the 1970 BBC production.
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 12 February 1973
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Dennis Potter
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Only Make Believe runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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Only Make Believe isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 February 1973. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Only Make Believe?
Only Make Believe (1973) was directed by Robert Knights and stars Keith Barron, Georgina Hale, Rowena Cooper.