Maureen Lipman Archives

A Soft Touch (ITV Sitcom, Maureen Lipman)

In one season sitcom A Soft Touch Alison Holmes (Maureen Lipman) tries to keep her dreaming unemployed husband Jack’s (John Flanagan) feet on the ground. Guest...

TV11 months ago

Cold Enough For Snow (BBC Drama, Maureen Lipman)

Comedy drama Cold Enough For Snow was a sequel to Eskimo Day, also written by Jack Rosenthal. Here a group of parents have to cope with...

Episodes1 year ago

Codename: A Walk with the Lions (S1EP3 BBC One 21 Apr 1970, Maureen Lipman)

A Walk with the Lions: Spy Philip West is sent by Sir Iain to investigate the disappearance of several British agents in Lisbon. But he is...

Doctor At Large ITV Sitcom, Geoffrey Davies, Richard O'Sullivan, Barry Evans

TV1 year ago

Doctor At Large (ITV Sitcom, Barry Evans)

Ok hands up who can tell us which series had episodes written by members of Monty Python and The Goodies and who can tell us which...

Dangerous Davies ITV Crime, Bernard Cribbins

TV1 year ago

Dangerous Davies (ITV Crime, Bernard Cribbins)

Dangerous Davies is based on the comic novel by Leslie Thomas (who also collaborated with legendary director Val Guest on the screenplay). The production, made for...

About Face ITV Maureen Lipman Michael Gambon

TV1 year ago

About Face (ITV Comedy, Maureen Lipman)

About Face was a rare chance for Maureen Lipman to take centre stage. Given that Lipman has long been one of the UK’s most familiar faces...

Episodes1 year ago

Three Comedies of Marriage: Bobby Bluesocks (S1EP1 ITV Thurs 3 Jul 1975, David Warner, Sheila White)

In Bobby Bluesocks, the first of Three Comedies of Marriage, David Warner plays the Bobby of the title who is seriously struggling to understand how marriage...

TV2 years ago

Green Tie On The Little Yellow Dog, The (Channel 4 1983, Arthur Askey, Cilla Black)

New interpretations of classic monologues from the days fo the music hall. Arthur Askey made his last TV appearance on this show and also featured were...

Movies3 years ago

Educating Rita (1983, Michael Caine, Julie Walters)

Willy Russell’s adaptation of his stage play picked up Oscar nominations and BAFTAs for director Lewis Gilbert and its two stars, MICHAEL CAINE and JULIE WALTERS...

TV3 years ago

Agony (ITV 1979-1981, Maureen Lipman, Simon Williams

Created by real life problem page penner Anna Raeburn and Len Richard (an American who had worked on Three’s Company, the US version of Man About...

Episodes4 years ago

The Sweeney: Selected Target (ITV 6 Sep 1976, with Lee Montague)

In Selected Target prominent villain Kolly Kibber is out of prison after a long stretch, The Sweeney are very interested in him. Kibber himself is very...

TV4 years ago

Knowledge, The (ITV 1979, Nigel Hawthorne, Maureen Lipman)

Comedy about a group of aspiring taxi drivers try their best to learn ‘the Knowledge‘ a test that will allow them to ply their trade around...

TV5 years ago

Regan (Armchair Cinema ITV 4 Jun 1974, John Thaw, Dennis Waterman)

Officially an entry in the Armchair Cinema anthology series Regan serves as a very effective pilot for The Sweeney. Regan investigates when a fellow copper is...