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THUNDERCLOUD
Yorkshire TV / 13x25m-e /
1979
22 May - 31 July
Tuesday 7.30pm
Creator/Executive Producer: Ian Mackintosh / Producer: Keith Richardson
Period sitcom.
Exploits of a group of Naval men stationed in
Yorkshire during World War II.
Cmdr Flint.......................................... DEREK WARING
Bella Harrington................................. SARAH DOUGLAS
C.P.O. Harrington.............................. JAMES COSMO
Lt Cmdr Monty Morgan...................... JOHN FRASER
Dr Smith........................................... FRANK GATLIFF
TILL DEATH US DO PART
BBC1 / 56 episodes
50x30m-e
+ 6 specials of varying length. /
1965-68/72-75
Writer: Johnny Speight / Producer: Dennis Main Wilson,
Sitcom.
Bigoted Eastender Alf Garnett finds fault with
everything around him. The series grew out
of a 1965 Comedy Playhouse in which Alf was
called Alf Ramsey. ATV brought out a short lived
revival in 1981 called Till Death... (see below entry) and see also In Sickness and In Health
and A Word With Alf.
Alf Garnett......................................... WARREN MITCHELL
Else Garnett....................................... DANDY NICHOLS
Rita.................................................... UNA STUBBS
Mike ................................................. ANTHONY BOOTH
TILL DEATH...
ATV / 6x30m-e /
1981
22 May - 3 July
Fridays 10.30pm
Writer: Johnny Speight / Producer/Director: William G. Stewart
Sitcom.
Belated revival of Till Death Us Do Part (see above entry) with Alf and Else retired to
Eastbourne.
Alf Garnett......................................... WARREN MITCHELL
Else Garnett....................................... DANDY NICHOLS
Min.................................................... PATRICIA HAYES
Rita................................................... UNA STUBBS
Michael Jr......................................... JOHN FOWLER
TIME AFTER TIME
ITV / 15x30m-e /
1993-94
Writers: Paul Minett. Brian Leveson / Producer: John Kaye Cooper
Sitcom.
Ex-Con Kenny Conway determines to go straight,
especially if he can get his probation officer Gillian
to help him and if he can prevent his crooked family
and friends drawing him back to a life of crime.
A pilot (included in above episode count) broadcast
3 Jul 1993 as Brian Conley - Outside Chance. Kim Thomson played the role of
Gillian in the pilot.
With:- BRIAN CONLEY as
Kenny Conway / SAMANTHA BECKINSALE as
Gillian Walcott / KATE WILLIAMS as
Ma Conway / RICHARD GRAHAM as
Jake Brewer / GEORGIA ALLEN as
Donna Strachan / DAVID SHANE as
Robbie Conway / NEIL McCAUL as
Mike Tredwell / DEDDIE DAVIES as
Auntie Dot
TIME
GENTLEMEN PLEASE
Sky One-Avalon / 22?x30m-e / 2000-2001
Mondays 10.30pm
Creator: Al Murray / Writers: Al
Murray, Richard Herring / Script Editor: Stewart Lee / Music: Grand western /
Producer: Phil Bowker / Executive Producers: Martin Freeland, Richard
Allen-Thomas, Richard Herring, Sara Geater, Al Murray, Jon Thoday / Director:
Gareth Gwenlan
Sitcom. Highly opinionated, some
would say bigoted, the Pub Landlord lords it over the regulars and staff of his
hostelry. Based on Murray's own Perrier award winning stand up act.
With:- AL MURRAY as The Pub
Landlord / JULIA SAWALHA as Janet (the barmaid) / PHIL DANIELS as Terry / JASON
FREEMAN as Steve (the barman) / ANDREW MACKAY as Professor / ROY HEATHER as The
Old Geezer
TIME OF MY LIFE
BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1980
18 March - 22 April
Tuesdays 8.30pm
Writer: Jim Eldridge / Producer: Dennis Main Wilson / Director: Martin Shardlow
Sitcom.
Ken Archer goes through a mid life crisis when
he is made redundant and on the same day his
leaves him for a younger man. His life then goes
from bad to worse.
With:- MARK KINGSTON as
Ken Archer / AMANDA BARRIE as
Joan Archer
TIME OUT FOR PEGGY
ABC /
24x30m-e / 1958-59 black and white
Creator: Budd Grossman
Sitcom.
Young Peggy Spencer inherits (and decides to
keep) a run down boarding house.
With:- BILLIE WHITELAW as
Peggy Spencer
TLC
BBC2 / 6x30m / started 11 November 2002 / 9:30pm
Writer: Fintan Coyle / Director: Geoff Posner / Producer: David Tyler, Geoff Posner
Hospital based comedy about a newly qualified junior doctor in a South Middlesex hospital.
With:- REECE SHEARSMITH as Dr Flynn / ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG as Dr Noble / RICHARD GRIFFITHS as Mr Ron / GEORGIA MACKENZIE as Staff Nurse Judy / LLEWELLA GIDEON as Sister Hope / TIM BROOKE-TAYLOR as The Chaplain
TOM DICK AND HARRIET
Thames / 12x30m-e /
1982-83 Season 1: 13 September - 18 October 1982 / Season 2: 13 January - 17 February 1983
Writers: Johnnie Mortimer,Brian Cooke / Producer: Michael Mills
Sitcom.
Dick and Harriet Madison have Dick's father
Tom to live with them.
With:- LIONEL JEFFRIES as
Tom Madison / IAN OLGILVY as
Dick Madison / BRIGIT FORSYTH as
Harriet Madison
TOO
MUCH SUN
BBC1-Talkback / 6x30m-e / 2000
(Fridays 10.35pm / 20 October - )
Writers: Jim Piddock, Margaret
Oberman / Producer: Jamie Rix / Director: John Stroud
Sitcom. Tired of not making it in
England writer Nigel Conway and actor Julian Edgbaston-Bowles decide to pack
their bags and move out to Hollywood but still find life less than perfect.
With:- MARK ADDY as NIgel Conway
/ ALEX JENNINGS as Julian Edgbaston-Jones / LEE MAJORS as Scott Reed / NIGEL
LINDSAY as Dave Stamp / MATILDA ZIEGLER as Sandi / JULIENNE DAVIS as Kimberley /
CARLOS DOUGLAS as Roderigo
THE TOP SECRET LIFE OF EDGAR BRIGGS
LWT / 13x30m-e /
1974
Creators: Bernard McKenna, Richard Laing / Producer: Humphrey Barclay
Spy sitcom.
Misadventures of inept secret agent Edgar
Briggs.
Edgar Briggs.................................... DAVID JASON
Commander..................................... NOEL COLEMAN
Jennifer Briggs................................. BARBARA ANGELL
Buxton............................................ MICHAEL STAINTON
Cathy.............................................. ELIZABETH COUNSELL
Spencer.......................................... MARK EDEN
TO THE MANOR BORN
BBC1 / 21x30m-e / 1979-81 3 seasons + 1 special
Creator: Peter Spence / Script Associate: Christopher Bond / Music: Ronnie Hazlehurst
/ Producer: Gareth Gwenlan
Sitcom.
Widowed Audre Fforbes-Hamilton is forced to sell
her beloved stately home Grantleigh Manor to pay
death duties. Moving into a lodge house on the
estate she soon begins a love hate relationship with
Grantleigh's new owner, supermarket tycoon Richard DeVere.
Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton.................. PENELOPE KEITH
Richard DeVere............................... PETER BOWLES
Marjory Frobisher............................ ANGELA THORNE
Mrs Polouvicka............................... DAPHNE HEARD
Brabinger....................................... JOHN RUDLING
Rector........................................... GERALD SIM
Ned............................................... MICHAEL BILTON
THE TOTTENHAM TWO
C4/Iron / 12x30m-e / 1998-2000
Writer: Ashmead Sohoye / Design: Georgia Cooke(1), Netty
Chapman / Music: The Sons of Silence / Script Editor: Ben Ward / Executive
Producer: Jaswinder Bancil / Director: Bruce Goodison
Sitcom.
The exploits of two unemployed Londoners.
Flimed in a very basic video camera style and shown
in the dark hours of the early morning.
Ronni................................................... ASHMEAD SOHOYE
Jaz...................................................... RAF UDIN
A TOUCH OF SPICE
BBC1 / 6x30m-e /
1989
9 March - 13 April
Thursdays 8.30pm
Writer: Francis Greig / Producer/Director: Sue Bysh
Sitcom.
Two girls who share a flat and work at the same
restaurant decide to start their own catering
company.
Victoria Morrison................................... JULIA WATSON
Dawn McKenzie.................................... NATALIE OGLE
Clive..................................................... MARTIN JACOBS
Helen................................................... VIRGINIA STRIDE
A TOUCH OF THE CASANOVAS
Thames / 1x45m-e /
1975
31 December - Wednesday 10.15pm
Writers: Sid Colin, Hugh Stuckley / Producer/Director: Michael Mills
Comedy. Misadventures (in the style of Howerd's own Up
Pompeii) of
Casanova's servant Francisco. There was ample use made of Howerd's favourite
device of talking direct to camera.
With:- FRANKIE HOWERD as Francisco / STUART DAMON as Casanova / PATSY ROWLANDS
as Clementina / MADELINE SMITH as Teresa
TRACEY AND ME
Associated-Rediffusion / 3x30m-e / 1956
17 July - 31 July
Tuesdays 10.00pm black and white
Writer: John Crilley / Director: Peter Croft
Sitcom.
Stories of architect Wally and his wife Tracey.
Tracey................................................ JOAN HEAL
Wally................................................. LESLIE PHILLIPS
Mr Crudnick........................................ GEORGE BENSON
Dorothy.............................................. NICOLETTE ROEG
Hyacinth............................................ SANDRA DORNE
Miss Peabody.................................... EDNA FRYER
Albert................................................ ROBERT WEBBER
THE TRAIN NOW STANDING
LWT /
15x30m-e /
1972-73
Two seasons
Producer/Director: Derrick Goodwin
Sitcom.
Stories of the sleepy old fashioned railway
station Burberry Halt and especially its station
master Hedley Green.
Hedley Green.................................... BILL FRASER
Peter Pringle..................................... HUGH WALTERS
Mr Potts (Season 1).......................... DENIS LILL
Rosie (Season 1).............................. PAMELA CUNDELL
George (Season 1)............................ NORMAN MITCHELL
Mr Foskins (Season 1)...................... BARTLETT MULLINS
Fred (Season 1)............................... ARTHUR WHITE
Bill (Season 1)................................. GEORGE WARING
Charlie (Season 1)........................... GEOFF L'CISE
Mr Pitts (Season 2)......................... GARFIELD MORGAN
Brenda (Season 2)........................... BRENDA PETERS
Ken (Season 2)................................ KEN WYNNE
TREVOR'S
WORLD OF SPORT
BBC1 / 7x30m / started 15 August 2003
Writer/Director: Andy Hamilton / Producer: Sue Howells
Trevor Hislop is a sports agent with a sensitive nature at odds with the
cut-throat nature of his profession.
With:- NEIL PEARSON as Trevor / PAUL REYNOLDS as Sammy / ABDUL SALIS as Barry /
COSIMA SHAW as Heidrun / MICHAEL FENTON STEVENS as Ralph / ROSALIND AYRES as
Theresa / CLAIRE SKINNER as Meryl
TRIPPER'S DAY
Thames / 6x30m-e /
1984
24 September - 29 October
Mondays 8.00pm
Writer: Brian Cooke / Producers: Anthony Parker, Michael Mills
Sitcom.
Misadventures of a harassed supermarket
manager. The series was retitled Slinger's
Day after Bruce Forsyth took
over following Leonard Rossiters death.
Norman Tripper................................... LEONARD ROSSITER
Hilda Rimmer..................................... PAT ASHTON
Alf.................................................... GORDON GOSTELOW
Sylvia................................................ LIZ CROWTHER
Dottie................................................ VICKY LICORISH
Higgins.............................................. ANDREW PAUL
Mr Christian....................................... PAUL CLARKSON
Hardie............................................... PHILIP BIRD
Laurel............................................... DAVID JOHN
TROUBLE FOR TWO
BBC / 4x30m-e / 1958
12 May - 2 June
Monday 7.30pm black and white
Writers: Johnny White, Jacqueline McKenzie / Producer: Ronnie Marsh
Sitcom.
Two young girls, one Australian, share a flat.
Jacqueline............................................. JACQUELINE McKENZIE
Lorrae................................................... LORRAE DESMOND
Char..................................................... DONALD CHURCHILL
TROUBLE IN MIND
LWT/Highway / 9x25m-e / 1991
Creator: Greg Brennan / Producer: Al Mitchell / Executive Producer: Robin Carr
Sitcom.
Problems of middle-aged married psychiatrist
Adam Charlesworth.
Adam Charlesworth............................ RICHARD O'SULLIVAN
Julia Charlesworth............................. SUSAN PENHALIGON
Dr Malcolm Barclay........................... NICHOLAS DAY
Stanley Chambers............................ JIM McMANUS
TROUBLES AND STRIFE
Central / 13x30m-e /
1985-86
Writer: Joan Greening / Producer/Director: Shaun O'Riordan
Sitcom.
The new hunky vicar of St Anselm's Church, The
Reverand Clifford James causes a fluttering of the
hearts of the Young Wives Club.
Rev Clifford James.............................. STEVEN PACEY
Christine........................................... ANNETTE BADLAND
Mary................................................ MAUREEN BEATTIE
Cherry.............................................. PATRICIA BRAKE
Harry Price....................................... ROBERT BLYTHE
Annette............................................ LIZ GEBHARDT
Rosita Pearman................................ ANNA KAREN
Margaret.......................................... CAROL MACREADY
Fiona............................................... DIANA WESTON
Sophie............................................. VICTORIA WILLIAMS
Tess (Season 1)............................... JULIA BINSTEAD
Christopher (Season 2)..................... MIKE GRADY
THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY
BBC / 6x30m-e /
1960
1 January - 4 February
Writers: Ronnie Taylor, Frank Roscoe / Producer: John Ammonds
Sitcom.
Harry, a shy would be author lives with his bossy
Aunt Victoria.
Harry................................................. HARRY WORTH
Aunt Victoria...................................... NOEL HOOD
Doris................................................. PADDY EDWARDS
THE TROUBLE WITH LILIAN
LWT / 6x30m-e /
1971
3 July - 7 August
Saturday 5.40pm
Writer: Jennifer Phillips / Director: Howard Ross
Sitcom.
Exploits of elderly Madge and her lodger Lilian.
Madge............................................... DANDY NICHOLS
Lilian................................................. PATRICIA HAYES
TURNBULL'S FINEST HALF-HOUR
Yorkshire TV / 6x30m-e /
1972
19 November - 31 December
Sunday 12.30pm
Writers: Ken Hoare, Mike Sharland / Producer/Director: Bill Hitchcock
Sitcom.
Major Clifford Turnbull takes over the running of
ailing TV station Pentason Television.
Major Clifford Turnbull......................... MICHAEL BATES
Bernard Pratt.................................... BLAKE BUTLER
Faye Bush........................................ LIZ FRASER
Roddy Cheever-Jones........................ JONATHON LYNN
Rex Rivoli......................................... RODDY MAUDE-ROXBY
Jellico Withers.................................. LEONARD TROLLEY
Sir Zachary Stein.............................. RAYMOND HUNTLEY
Charlie............................................. ALAN HELM
THE TWO CHARLEYS
BBC / 6x30m-e / 1959
8 April - 13 May
Wednesday 7.30pm
Writers: Sheila Hodgson, Allan Prior,
David Whitaker / Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
Sitcom.
The two stars of a variety act detail their various
adventures to a TV audience. Loosely based
on Noel Coward's Red Peppers.
Charlie Charles................................ CHARLIE CHESTER
Ethal Charles................................... ELEANOR SUMMERFIELD
TWO IN CLOVER
Thames / 13x30m-e /
1969-70
Writers: Vince Powell, Harry Driver / Producer/Director: Alan tarrant
Sitcom.
A pair of Londoners with big ideas set up home
in the country and find it is not the bucolic idyll they
were expecting.
Sid Turner.......................................... SID JAMES
Vic Evans.......................................... VICTOR SPINETTI
Landlord............................................ VICTOR PLATT
Policeman......................................... BILL PERTWEE
THE TWO OF US
LWT / 32x30m-e
1x60m-e /
1986-90
Four seasons + 1 special
Writer: Alex Shearer / Producers: Marcus Plantin, Robin Carr
Sitcom.
Young couple Ashley and Elaine live together in
a small basement flat - he'd like to get married
and have a family, she is happy to keep things
as they are.
Ashley................................................. NICHOLAS LYNDHURST
Elaine.................................................. JANET DIBLEY
Perce (Season 1)................................. PATRICK TROUGHTON
Perce (Season 2-4).............................. TENNIEL EVANS
TWO
PINTS OF LAGER AND A PACKET OF CRISPS
BBC2 / 31x30m-e / 2001-2004
Writer: Susan Nickson / Producer:
Stephen McCrum / Director: Gareth Carrivick
Sitcom. In Runcorn, a small town
in the North of England, five late teens/early twenty somethings are determined
to enjoy their youth. On 10 May 2004 there was a musical episode revealing the events of the night Janet and Jonny first met with the characters bursting into song at every opportunity.
This episode was originally a Christmas special that premiered on digital BBC3 over Christmas 2003. It makes its BBC2 debut
some 6 months later.
With:- RALF LITTLE as Jonny /
WILL MELLOR as Gaz / NATALIE CASEY as Donna / KATHRYN DRYSDALE as Lousie /
SHERIDAN SMITH as Janet / BEVERLY CALLARD as Flo
2.4 CHILDREN
BBC1 / 54x30m-e 1x40m-e /
1991-99
Writer: Andrew Marshall / Producers: Richard Boden, Andrew Marshall,
Rosemary McGowan
Sitcom.
The trials and tribulations of the 'sometimes'
typically suburban family the Porters.
Bill Porter........................................... BELINDA LANG
Ben Porter......................................... GARY OLSEN
Jenny Porter(91-92)............................ CLAIRE WOODGATE
Jenny Porter(93-)............................... CLARE BUCKFIELD
David Porter...................................... JOHN PICKARD
Rona................................................ JULIA HILLS
Christine........................................... KIM BENSON
TWO'S COMPANY
LWT / 29x30m-e /
1975-79
Four seasons
Creator/Writer: Bill MacIllwraith / Producers: Stuart Allen, Humphrey Barclay
Sitcom.
Female American author Dorothy McNab, resident
in London, hires uppercrust English butler Robert
Hiller, and soon finds herself at odds with him.
Dorothy McNab................................. ELAINE STRITCH
Robert Hiller...................................... DONALD SINDEN
TWO UP, TWO DOWN
BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1979
11 May - 15 June
Friday 8.00pm
Writer: Janey Prager / Producer: Tara Prom / Director: Roger Cheveley
Sitcom.
Stan and Sheila move into their new home only
to find a couple squatting in the bedroom and
find themselves reluctantly forced into sharing
their house.
Jimmy................................................. PAUL NICHOLAS
Flo...................................................... SU POLLARD
Stan.................................................... NORMAN TIPTON
Sheila................................................. CLAIRE FAULCONBRIDGE
TYGO ROAD
BBC2-Pola Jones / 6x30m-e / 1990 1 Pilot + 1 season
Pilot: 19 May 1989 Season: 15 May - 12 June 90
Writers: Richard Cottam, Christopher
Douglas / Executive Producers: John Kilby, Jamie Rix / Producer: Andre Ptaszynski
/ Director: Bob Spiers
Sitcom.
Adam Hartley is assigned to be the new administrator
of inner city Tygo Road Community Centre.
Adam Hartley........................................ KEVIN McNALLY
Kate..................................................... ISOBEL BLACK
Clare.................................................... DEBORAH NORTON
Leo...................................................... STEVEN O'DONNELL
Gary.................................................... VAS BLACKWOOD
Lionel.................................................. GORDON GOSTELOW
Spinni.................................................. BILL BAILEY
Val...................................................... LEILA BERTRAND
Selina................................................. ALISA BOSSCHAERT
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