# The Thing About Vince...

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British comedy-drama series

The Thing About Vince... Genre Comedy drama Screenplay by Mark Bussell Justin Sbresni Directed by Christopher King Starring Timothy Spall Sheila Hancock Peter Vaughan Kellie Bright Jamie Glover Marion Bailey Music by Deborah Mollison Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English No. of series 1 No. of episodes 3 Production Executive producer Nick Symons Producer Paula Burdon Running time 52 minutes Production company Carlton Television Original release Network ITV Release 24 July (2000-07-24) – 7 August 2000 (2000-08-07)

***The Thing About Vince...*** is a 2000 British [made-for-television](/source/Television_film) three-episode [comedy-drama](/source/Comedy-drama) mini-series directed by Christopher King and starring [Timothy Spall](/source/Timothy_Spall) and [Sheila Hancock](/source/Sheila_Hancock).[1][2][3]

## Plot

Vince, a self-employed builder from [London](/source/London), is a middle-aged man, too old to flirt and too young to retire. He makes a big mistake when during a [tropical fish](/source/Tropical_fish) fanciers' weekend, he remains up all night while chatting with a young attractive woman.

## Cast

**3 episodes**

- [Timothy Spall](/source/Timothy_Spall) as Vince

- [Sheila Hancock](/source/Sheila_Hancock) as Pat

- [Peter Vaughan](/source/Peter_Vaughan) as Ray

- [Kellie Bright](/source/Kellie_Bright) as Sally

- [Jamie Glover](/source/Jamie_Glover) as Paul

- [Marion Bailey](/source/Marion_Bailey) as Wendy

- [Bob Mason](/source/Bob_Mason_(actor)) as John

- [Chris Gascoyne](/source/Chris_Gascoyne) as Monk

- Perry Blanks as Robin

**2 episodes**

- [Jeremy Swift](/source/Jeremy_Swift) as Dr Venn

- [Amanda Abbington](/source/Amanda_Abbington) as Lisa

- [Jeillo Edwards](/source/Jeillo_Edwards) as Mrs Cuffy

**1 episode**

- Jordan Long as TV shop assistant

- [Bradley Walsh](/source/Bradley_Walsh) as Perry

- [Richard Graham](/source/Richard_Graham_(actor)) as Bradshaw

- [Bruce Alexander](/source/Bruce_Alexander_(actor)) as Edward Turton

- [Fiona Allen](/source/Fiona_Allen) as Zoe

- [Deborah Grant](/source/Deborah_Grant) as Anthea Turton

- [Richard Heffer](/source/Richard_Heffer) as Mr Rigby

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-comedy_1-0)** ["The Thing About Vince"](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the-thing-about-vince/). *[British Comedy Guide](/source/British_Comedy_Guide)*. UK. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tvguide_2-0)** ["The Thing About Vince..."](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-thing-about-vince/2000003363/) *[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide)*. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bfi_3-0)** ["The Thing About Vince... \[07/08/2000\] (2000)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180202230234/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b84edf976). UK: [British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute). Archived from [the original](https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b84edf976) on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

## External links

- [*The Thing About Vince...*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0255756/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [*The Thing About Vince...*](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the-thing-about-vince/) at [British Comedy Guide](/source/British_Comedy_Guide)

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