Series 1: A couple's lives are continually interrupted by various television personalities of the day.
Series 2: Parodies of various TV shows of the time.
Based on the radio series The Burkiss Way.
Series 2: Parodies of various TV shows of the time.
Based on the radio series The Burkiss Way.
Show Details:
Start date: Apr 1979
End date: Nov 1980
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ITV (UK)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 14 eps
Genre(s): Comedy
End date: Nov 1980
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ITV (UK)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 14 eps
Genre(s): Comedy
Credits:
- regulars:
- Denise Coffey as Vera Straightman [ 1 ] / various roles [ 2 ]
- Tony Aitken as Norman Straightman [ 1 ] / various roles [ 2 ]
- Fred Harris
- Sue Holderness
- Dudley Stevens
- David Simeon
- crew:
- written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick
- produced by Simon Brett [ 1 ]
- produced by Humphrey Barclay [ 2 ]
- directed by Geoffrey Sax
Episode list & details from:
TV.com
Original
Episode # Prod # Air Date Episode Title (unofficial)
_____ ______ ____________ ___________ ___________________________________________
1st Series 1979
1. 1- 1 15 Apr 79 Mind Your Foreigners
2. 1- 2 22 Apr 79 Top of the Pops
3. 1- 3 29 Apr 79 Return of the Donut
4. 1- 4 6 May 79 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
5. 1- 5 13 May 79 Sale of the Century
6. 1- 6 20 May 79 Pope Clement at Large
7. 1- 7 27 May 79 The Two Quasimodos
2nd Series 1980
8. 2- 1 12 Oct 80 The Best of the LWT Ident
9. 2- 2 19 Oct 80 Kiddies Time
10. 2- 3 26 Oct 80 O*H*M*S
11. 2- 4 2 Nov 80 Larry Grayson's Fat Ladies Embarrassment Game
12. 2- 5 9 Nov 80 Life on BBC2
13. 2- 6 16 Nov 80 Hammer Films Presents Wigfinder General
14. 2- 7 23 Nov 80
NOTES
The Doctor Who parody Doctor Eyes appears in episode 7.
Eric Pode from The Burkiss Way is given a writing credit in episode 13.
The Doctor Who parody Doctor Eyes appears in episode 7.
Eric Pode from The Burkiss Way is given a writing credit in episode 13.