| Cream in My Coffee | |
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| Written by | Dennis Potter |
| Directed by | Gavin Millar |
| Starring | Lionel Jeffries Peggy Ashcroft Peter Chelsom Shelagh McLeod Martin Shaw Faith Brook |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Producers | Kenith Trodd Tony Wharmby |
| Running time | 82 minutes |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 2 November 1980 |
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Cream in My Coffee is a television drama by Dennis Potter, broadcast on ITV on 2 November 1980 as the last in a loosely connected trilogy of plays exploring language and betrayal. A juxtaposition between youth and old age, the play combines a non-linear narrative with the use of popular music to heighten dramatic tension, a feature of much of Potter's work. Cream in My Coffee was awarded the Prix Italia for best drama in 1981 and Peggy Ashcroft gained a BAFTA Best Actress award in 1981. The play's title is taken from the popular song "You're the Cream in My Coffee", from the 1929 Broadway musical Hold Everything!