Double Time was a British one-off comedy drama television film starring James Dreyfus.
The plot centres on infamous criminal George McCabe, who is imprisoned following a botched diamond heist, and a struggling actor named Lawrence Nixon – both of whom are played by Dreyfus.
In his TV reconstruction of the robbery, Nixon, who bears a strong resemblance to McCabe, livens up his portrayal of the criminal by giving him a lisp and a camp walk.
The new title Double Time was suggested on set by the actor Ewen MacIntosh in between takes for a scene he was doing as one of the prison guards with the writer Paul Dornan.
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