Josie
aka The Younger GenerationProduced by Claude Whatham
Writer: Maureen Duffy
First broadcast: 11 August 1961

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Jill Booty . . . . . . . . . . Tea Girl
Johnny Briggs . . . . . . . . . . Freddy Morris
Judy Cornwell . . . . . . . . . . Rita Churton
Wilfred Downing . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Briggs (as Wilfrid Downing)
Frank Finlay . . . . . . . . . . George Tremaine
Karal Gardner . . . . . . . . . . Josie Tremaine
Rose Hill . . . . . . . . . . Alice Tremaine
Mary Miller . . . . . . . . . . Miss Eccles
Gillian Muir . . . . . . . . . . Miss Meade
Mela White . . . . . . . . . . Woman in Dress Shop
Richard Williams . . . . . . . . . . Derek Tremaine
Rosalie Williams . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Sayers
Josie envies her friend Rita who has no family ties. But the more she struggles to break away from her family, the more she finds she needs them.
TV Times August 1961
This episode features Johnny Briggs probably best known for his role as Mike Baldwin in the soap opera Coronation Street, in which he appeared from 1976 to 2006.
The Younger Generation
Eleven-part mini-series featuring an ensemble cast of up-and-coming acting talent, in plays by young authors, each actor or actress taking the lead role in turn.
Frank appeared in two episodes:
Animals Can't Laugh (1961) Ross Mayer
Josie (1961) George Tremaine