Ted Cassidy unusual character roles. His most famous role was Lurch on "The Addams Family" (in which he feigned playing the harpsichord). He also played the character named Thing (associate producer Jack Voglin would take over the "Thing" role in scenes with both characters). Though the character of Lurch was intended to be mute, Cassidy ad-libbed his signature line, "You rang?" The subtle humor and the deepness of his voice was immediately a hit. Thereafter, it was a recurring phrase written into the script. Cassidy would reprise the role of Lurch in later appearances. In the "Batman" episode "The Penguin's Nest" (1966),
Nice Work (TV series) Television Society award for best drama series. Nice Work (TV series) Nice Work is a British television adaptation of the Booker prize-shortlisted novel of the same name by David Lodge. It was broadcast in 1989 on BBC Two and starred Warren Clarke and Haydn Gwynne. The series considered of the following cast: The screenplay was directed by Christopher Menaul. The first TV episode was broadcast on BBC Two on 4 October 1989. Subsequent episodes were broadcast on 11 October, 18 October, and 25 October. A DVD edition, on 2 Region 2 discs, was released by the BBC on 24 Nov