Gareth Gwenlan Archives

Picture of To The Manor Born Grantleigh.

To The Manor Born: Grantleigh (S1EP1 BBC 30 Sep 1979, Dennis Ramsden)

Grantleigh: Newly-widowed Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, rejoicing in finding herself the sole owner of Grantleigh Manor Estate, is devastated to find out she must sell the estate to...

To The Manor Born BBC Sitcom, Penelope Keith

TV2 years ago

To The Manor Born (BBC Sitcom, Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles)

Having finally achieved stardom in The Good Life as The Goods snooty neighbour Margo Ledbetter Penelope Keith followed up with To The Manor Born where she...

TV5 years ago

Honey For Tea (BBC-1 1994, Felicity Kendal, Nigel Le Vaillant)

In short lived sitcom Honey For Tea recently widowed Nancy Belasco leaves Los Angeles with her twenty year old son to go to Cambridge where her...

TV5 years ago

Heartburn Hotel (BBC-1 1998-2000, Tim Healy, Clive Russell)

Sitcom Heartburn Hotel sees Harry Springer running the Hotel from Hell in Birmingham, he mistreats his nephew, staff and is horrible to his mostly long term...

TV5 years ago

Green Green Grass, The (BBC-1 2005-2009, John Challis, Sue Hodlerness)

A spin-off from Only Fools And Horses. Former second-hand car dealer Boycie sells up and he and his family move from Peckham to the country where...

TV5 years ago

Goodbye Mr Kent (BBC-1 1982, Richard Briers, Hannah Gordon)

In sitcom Goodbye Mr Kent, after running into financial difficulties when her husband leaves her, divorcee Victoria Jones takes in the irritating Travis Kent as her...

TV5 years ago

First Of The Summer Wine (BBC-1 1988-1989, Peter Sallis, David Fenwick)

Period sitcom that served as a prequel to Last of the Summer Wine. The early days (late 1930’s and 40’s) of Compo, Clegg and Foggy etc....

TV5 years ago

Double First (BBC-1 1988, Michael Williams, Ann Bell)

In sitcom Double First, once promising writer ‘N.V.’ Standish is now selling hamburgers for a living. He is taken in by two old friends who were...

TV5 years ago

Time Gentlemen Please (Sky-1 2000-2002, Al Murray, Julia Sawalha)

Sitcom Time Gentlemen Please focused on highly opinionated, some would say bigoted character, the Pub Landlord who lords it over the regulars and staff of his...

TV6 years ago

Rock And Chips (BBC-1 24 Jan 2010, Nicholas Lyndhurst)

In Rock And Chips a fun prequel to Only Fools and Horses we travel back to February 1960 when Joan Trotter (Del and Rodney’s mother), unhappy with her...

TV6 years ago

Rock and Chips: The Frog and The Pussycat (BBC1 2011, Paula Wilcox, Mel Smith)

In The Frog and The Pussycat it is 1961 and Joan is still holding down two jobs, working at the cinema and is also working for...

TV6 years ago

Wodehouse Playhouse (BBC 1975-78, John Alderton, Pauline Collins)

Anthology series Wodehouse Playhouse used the stories of P.G. Wodehouse (naturally enough) for it’s episodes. Husband and wife team Pauline Collins and John Alderton starred in...

TV6 years ago

Only Fools and Horses (BBC-1 1981-2002, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst)

Sitcom Only Fools And Horses told stories of London street trader Delboy Trotter and his hapless brother Rodney who are determined to improve their lot in...

TV7 years ago

Pinkerton’s Progress (BBC-2 1983 with Geoffrey Whitehead and Eleanor Bron)

UK / BBC Two / 6×30 minute episodes / Broadcast 18 May – 22 June 1983 Wednesdays 9.00pm Writer: Charles McKeown / Producer: Gareth Gwenlan /...

Memorable TV

Memorable TV

Gareth Gwenlan

To The Manor Born: Grantleigh (S1EP1 BBC 30 Sep 1979, Dennis Ramsden)

To The Manor Born (BBC Sitcom, Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles)

Honey For Tea (BBC-1 1994, Felicity Kendal, Nigel Le Vaillant)

Heartburn Hotel (BBC-1 1998-2000, Tim Healy, Clive Russell)

Green Green Grass, The (BBC-1 2005-2009, John Challis, Sue Hodlerness)

Goodbye Mr Kent (BBC-1 1982, Richard Briers, Hannah Gordon)

First Of The Summer Wine (BBC-1 1988-1989, Peter Sallis, David Fenwick)

Double First (BBC-1 1988, Michael Williams, Ann Bell)

Time Gentlemen Please (Sky-1 2000-2002, Al Murray, Julia Sawalha)

Rock And Chips (BBC-1 24 Jan 2010, Nicholas Lyndhurst)

Rock and Chips: The Frog and The Pussycat (BBC1 2011, Paula Wilcox, Mel Smith)

Wodehouse Playhouse (BBC 1975-78, John Alderton, Pauline Collins)

Only Fools and Horses (BBC-1 1981-2002, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst)

Pinkerton’s Progress (BBC-2 1983 with Geoffrey Whitehead and Eleanor Bron)

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