Rawnsley spent his Worcestershire career on the fringes of the first team, only rarely getting a lengthy run in the side.
The sitcom was relatively faithful to the comic book series, and enjoyed a lengthy run until 2003.
This prevented long-term work on major films with long schedules, stage plays which might lead to a lengthy run, or any other series work.
The play was controversial on its release, but enjoyed a lengthy run on Broadway.
But those shows that do connect with critics and audiences can often have lengthy runs, in which case the producers stand to make a fortune.
Jobbing actors look forward to those rare occasions when a show has a lengthy run.
It also had a lengthy run on the top 20 video countdown of cable television network VH1.
Even if a production has a lengthy run, they may never recover their investment.
The Nova enjoyed a lengthy run, and managed to survive until just about the end of the muscle car era in 1972.
Using the system the reserves achieved a lengthy unbeaten run.