In ITV sitcom My Man Joe penniless aristocrat Lord Peregrine Hansford (Francis Matthews) hires the disaster prone Joe (Joe Baker) to try and regain his fortune.
Baker was a popular comedian of the 1960’s. By the time of My Man Joe he had already had starring roles in a couple of other series including the self titled Joe Baker Show and Baker’s Half Dozen. In the early seventies he moved to the US and became a reliable character player in TV and Film.
Cast: Joe Baker as Joe; Francis Matthews as Lord Peregrine Hansford; Rowena Cooper; Griffith Jones; Brian Haines; Ronald Leigh-Hunt; Fabia Drake
Writer: Godfrey Harrison / Music: Derek Scott / Production Design: Lewis Logan / Producer: Alan Tarrant / Director: Dennis Vance
UK / ITV – ATV / 6×30 minute episodes / 24 February – 31 March 1967 Fridays at 10.00pm
