Duty Free (TV series)
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Duty Free is a British sitcom
written by Eric Chappell
and Jean Warr that aired on ITV
from 1984 to 1986. It was made by Yorkshire Television
.
ing at the same Spanish
hotel
in Marbella
and the interruptive affair conducted by David Pearce and Linda Cochran during their break. Another recurring character is the hotel waiter Carlos.
Although set in Spain, the show was filmed entirely in a Leeds
studio – only for the concluding Christmas special was the budget found to film some scenes in Spain at the Don Carlos Hotel & Spa.
Like many British sitcoms, there was a class
-related tension between the two; with the Pearces working-class socialists from up north
, and the Cochrans a more affluent, middle-class Conservative
couple from Henley-on-Thames
in Oxfordshire
. The character of David Pearce, much to his wife's chagrin, became uncomfortable with his own status and politics after meeting the Cochrans and tried to change his outlook.
David and Amy decide to take a Spanish package holiday
– and once there, David is quickly under Linda's spell!
Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
Directed by Vernon Lawrence
Original ITV
transmission: Monday 13 February 1984 20:00
The two couples (David/Amy and Robert/Linda) take a trip to a bullfight – and Amy steps into the ring
Praying Mantis
David is besotted by Linda, and Amy hoists storm cones
Spanish Lace
On a trip into the mountains, money is running out and David buys one present too many
Bedroom Farce
Amy's suspicions are aroused by David and Linda's midnight swim
Forty Love
Amy finally has evidence of the affair, but her reaction has disastrous events for everyone
Hasta La Vista
Linda and David decide to leave together. Robert takes to the bottle, but Amy decides to foil them
David has been disowned by the other three and endeavours to smuggle himself past the police and out of the hotel dressed as a woman, with disastrous results
Casino
David feels lucky, and despite their spending money running low, decides to visit the Casino. Concentration coolness and a strong nerve are called for as he pursues a sequence of winning numbers, but will he risk all on the flip of a coin?
Couples
A young couple arrive from England on their honeymoon. Romance is in the air, but unfortunately the dewy-eyed lovers manage to mix and match the wrong couples
El Astro
There is great excitement as Frazer Hines
, the famous TV star, comes to stay at the hotel. Unfortunately, one of the ladies over-reacts and the husbands become over suspicious
Pepe
A day trip from Spain
to Tangier
by boat starts a mysterious chain of events. Having agreed to carry a parcel back into Spain, Amy fears she may be carrying illegal substances
. Getting rid of the evidence proves difficult
Snap
David finds to his horror that it is a small world when he meets Kevin (Roger Sloman
) in the hotel. He has been dogged by Kevin all his life – at school; in the Army; and at the office. It was Kevin that was responsible for David's redundancy. Will David let this greasy toad get away with it all?
Adios
All good things come to an end and this is the last day of the holiday. Packing bottles of booze, the last look round, and a visit to Pedro's, the local bar, all have to be done. Unfortunately, David and Linda's lingering farewells are rudely interrupted
Amy has found herself a job, but poor David is still unemployed and depressed. He decides he needs a break to get away from it all!
Deja Vu
Amy has joined David for a week's holiday in Spain
. She is suspicious, however, and does not trust him. Amy has the feeling that she has experienced the same situation before
Close Up
The TV cameras have arrived in the hotel. Judith Chalmers
and a crew from the "Wish You Were Here...?
" programme have flown over to make a report. The Pearces (David and Amy) and the Cochrans (Robert and Linda) are determined to get on the screen
The Go-Between
Neville becomes inextricably involved with David and Linda. Although keen to help, poor Neville manages to get everything wrong, including an encounter with a Chimpanzee
Costa del Crime
David discovers to his horror that he has mistakenly picked up someone else's tartan bag at the airport. What he and Amy find in the bag leads to a most unwelcome visit from the owners
Cause Celebre
Senor Garcia, the new manager at the hotel, makes some sweeping staff changes. Not only does this upset Carlos the Waiter but also the holidaymakers. Amy encourages Carlos to make a firm stand which turns out to be a politically wise move
Party Night
It's party night at the hotel. Everyone has to provide fancy dress and enter the talent contest. After much discussion The Pearces and the Cochrans surprise each other with their latent talent
In spite of her initial protests, David manages to persuade Amy to continue their holiday in Spain over Christmas. By an extraordinary stroke of coincidence, Linda and Robert have had the same idea, and are booked in at the same hotel. David continues his amorous pursuit of Linda with hilarious results
and television presenter Judith Chalmers
made guest appearances on the show, playing themselves. The former was a hotel guest who tried to seduce Amy Pearce; the latter was filming an episode of Wish You Were Here...?
from the hotel and interviewed the two couples.
It set viewing records for a sitcom at the time, regularly topping the UK TV ratings, and was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Comedy Series in 1986 alongside Only Fools and Horses
, Yes, Prime Minister, 'Allo 'Allo!
, Ever Decreasing Circles
, and lost out to the winner, Just Good Friends
.
British sitcom
A British sitcom tends, as it does in most other countries, to be based on a family, workplace or other institution, where the same group of contrasting characters is brought together in each episode. Unlike American sitcoms, where twenty or more episodes in a season is the norm, British sitcoms...
written by Eric Chappell
Eric Chappell
Eric Chappell is an English comedy writer who wrote and co-wrote a number of the UK's biggest sitcom hits during the 1970s, '80s, and '90s...
and Jean Warr that aired on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
from 1984 to 1986. It was made by Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television, now officially known as ITV Yorkshire and sometimes unofficially abbreviated to YTV, is a British television broadcaster and the contractor for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV network...
.
Cast
- Keith BarronKeith BarronKeith Barron is an English actor and television presenter, well-known from numerous roles on British television from the 1960s to the present day.-Career:...
– David Pearce - Gwen TaylorGwen TaylorGwen Taylor is an actress who has appeared in many British television programmes, including Z-Cars, Murder Most Horrid, Yes, Prime Minister, Inspector Morse, Midsomer Murders and Belonging...
– Amy Pearce - Joanna Van GyseghemJoanna Van GyseghemJoanna Van Gyseghem is an English actress, educated at Malvern Girls' College and Trinity College, Dublin....
– Linda Cochran - Neil Stacy – Robert Cochran
- Carlos Douglas – Carlos the Waiter
- Bunny May – Hotel manager (series 1)
- George Camiller – Hotel manager (series 2 and 3)
- Ray Mort – George (series 1 and 2)
- Hugo Bower – Zimmerman (series 1)
- Joseph Fazal – Spanish Policeman (series 2)
Plot
Duty Free is about two British couples, David and Amy Pearce and Robert and Linda Cochran, who meet while holidayHoliday
A Holiday is a day designated as having special significance for which individuals, a government, or a religious group have deemed that observance is warranted. It is generally an official or unofficial observance of religious, national, or cultural significance, often accompanied by celebrations...
ing at the same Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
in Marbella
Marbella
Marbella is a town in Andalusia, Spain. It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea, in the province of Málaga, beneath the La Concha mountain. In 2000 the city had 98,823 inhabitants, in 2004, 116,234, in 2010 approximately 135,000....
and the interruptive affair conducted by David Pearce and Linda Cochran during their break. Another recurring character is the hotel waiter Carlos.
Although set in Spain, the show was filmed entirely in a Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
studio – only for the concluding Christmas special was the budget found to film some scenes in Spain at the Don Carlos Hotel & Spa.
Like many British sitcoms, there was a class
Social class
Social classes are economic or cultural arrangements of groups in society. Class is an essential object of analysis for sociologists, political scientists, economists, anthropologists and social historians. In the social sciences, social class is often discussed in terms of 'social stratification'...
-related tension between the two; with the Pearces working-class socialists from up north
Northern England
Northern England, also known as the North of England, the North or the North Country, is a cultural region of England. It is not an official government region, but rather an informal amalgamation of counties. The southern extent of the region is roughly the River Trent, while the North is bordered...
, and the Cochrans a more affluent, middle-class Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
couple from Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead...
in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
. The character of David Pearce, much to his wife's chagrin, became uncomfortable with his own status and politics after meeting the Cochrans and tried to change his outlook.
Series 1
Viva EspanaSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
David and Amy decide to take a Spanish package holiday
Package holiday
A package holiday or package tour consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a tour operator. Other services may be provided like a rental car, activities or outings during the holiday. Transport can be via charter airline to a foreign country...
– and once there, David is quickly under Linda's spell!
Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
Directed by Vernon Lawrence
Original ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Monday 13 February 1984 20:00
- El Macho
The two couples (David/Amy and Robert/Linda) take a trip to a bullfight – and Amy steps into the ring
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Vernon Lawrence
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Monday 20 February 1984 20:00
Praying Mantis
David is besotted by Linda, and Amy hoists storm cones
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Vernon Lawrence
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Monday 27 February 1984 20:00
Spanish Lace
On a trip into the mountains, money is running out and David buys one present too many
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Vernon Lawrence
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Monday 5 March 1984 20:00
Bedroom Farce
Amy's suspicions are aroused by David and Linda's midnight swim
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Vernon Lawrence
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Monday 12 March 1984 20:00
Forty Love
Amy finally has evidence of the affair, but her reaction has disastrous events for everyone
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Vernon Lawrence
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Monday 19 March 1984 20:00
Hasta La Vista
Linda and David decide to leave together. Robert takes to the bottle, but Amy decides to foil them
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Vernon Lawrence
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Monday 26 March 1984 20:00
Series 2
MananaDavid has been disowned by the other three and endeavours to smuggle himself past the police and out of the hotel dressed as a woman, with disastrous results
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Vernon Lawrence
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Thursday 6 September 1984 20:00
Casino
Casino
In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
David feels lucky, and despite their spending money running low, decides to visit the Casino. Concentration coolness and a strong nerve are called for as he pursues a sequence of winning numbers, but will he risk all on the flip of a coin?
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Vernon Lawrence
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Thursday 13 September 1984 20:00
Couples
A young couple arrive from England on their honeymoon. Romance is in the air, but unfortunately the dewy-eyed lovers manage to mix and match the wrong couples
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Vernon Lawrence
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Thursday 20 September 1984 20:00
El Astro
There is great excitement as Frazer Hines
Frazer Hines
Frazer Hines is an English actor best known for his roles as Jamie McCrimmon in Doctor Who and Joe Sugden in Emmerdale. Hines was born in Horsforth, a civil parish of Leeds.-Acting career:...
, the famous TV star, comes to stay at the hotel. Unfortunately, one of the ladies over-reacts and the husbands become over suspicious
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Vernon Lawrence
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Thursday 27 September 1984 20:00
Pepe
A day trip from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
to Tangier
Tangier
Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
by boat starts a mysterious chain of events. Having agreed to carry a parcel back into Spain, Amy fears she may be carrying illegal substances
Crack cocaine
Crack cocaine is the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked. It may also be termed rock, hard, iron, cavvy, base, or just crack; it is the most addictive form of cocaine. Crack rocks offer a short but intense high to smokers...
. Getting rid of the evidence proves difficult
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Vernon Lawrence
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Thursday 4 October 1984 21:00 (screened an hour later due to the episode's content)
Snap
David finds to his horror that it is a small world when he meets Kevin (Roger Sloman
Roger Sloman
Roger Sloman is an English actor. Born in the Harlesden district of London, he has performed in dozens of television and film appearances since the late 1970s...
) in the hotel. He has been dogged by Kevin all his life – at school; in the Army; and at the office. It was Kevin that was responsible for David's redundancy. Will David let this greasy toad get away with it all?
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Vernon Lawrence
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Thursday 11 October 1984 20:00
Adios
All good things come to an end and this is the last day of the holiday. Packing bottles of booze, the last look round, and a visit to Pedro's, the local bar, all have to be done. Unfortunately, David and Linda's lingering farewells are rudely interrupted
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Vernon Lawrence
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Thursday 18 October 1984 20:00
Series 3
Winter BreakAmy has found herself a job, but poor David is still unemployed and depressed. He decides he needs a break to get away from it all!
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Les Chatfield
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Wednesday 8 January 1986 20:00
Deja Vu
Déjà vu
Déjà vu is the experience of feeling sure that one has already witnessed or experienced a current situation, even though the exact circumstances of the prior encounter are uncertain and were perhaps imagined...
Amy has joined David for a week's holiday in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. She is suspicious, however, and does not trust him. Amy has the feeling that she has experienced the same situation before
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Les Chatfield
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Wednesday 15 January 1986 20:00
Close Up
The TV cameras have arrived in the hotel. Judith Chalmers
Judith Chalmers
Judith Chalmers OBE is an English television presenter who is best known for presenting the travel programme Wish You Were Here...? in the 1970s and 1980s, where she often appeared in a bikini.-Early life and career:...
and a crew from the "Wish You Were Here...?
Wish You Were Here...?
Wish You Were Here...? is a British television show that was first broadcast on 7th January 1974 on ITV. It was a series of 30 minute shows about travel and holidays. The show was broadcast during peak viewing hours and had gained a significant viewing audience in the UK...
" programme have flown over to make a report. The Pearces (David and Amy) and the Cochrans (Robert and Linda) are determined to get on the screen
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Les Chatfield
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Wednesday 22 January 1986 20:00
The Go-Between
Neville becomes inextricably involved with David and Linda. Although keen to help, poor Neville manages to get everything wrong, including an encounter with a Chimpanzee
Chimpanzee
Chimpanzee, sometimes colloquially chimp, is the common name for the two extant species of ape in the genus Pan. The Congo River forms the boundary between the native habitat of the two species:...
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Les Chatfield
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Wednesday 29 January 1986 20:00
Costa del Crime
David discovers to his horror that he has mistakenly picked up someone else's tartan bag at the airport. What he and Amy find in the bag leads to a most unwelcome visit from the owners
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Les Chatfield
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Wednesday 5 February 1986 20:00
Cause Celebre
Senor Garcia, the new manager at the hotel, makes some sweeping staff changes. Not only does this upset Carlos the Waiter but also the holidaymakers. Amy encourages Carlos to make a firm stand which turns out to be a politically wise move
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Les Chatfield
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Wednesday 12 February 1986 20:00
Party Night
It's party night at the hotel. Everyone has to provide fancy dress and enter the talent contest. After much discussion The Pearces and the Cochrans surprise each other with their latent talent
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Les Chatfield
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Wednesday 19 February 1986 20:00
Christmas special
A Duty Free ChristmasIn spite of her initial protests, David manages to persuade Amy to continue their holiday in Spain over Christmas. By an extraordinary stroke of coincidence, Linda and Robert have had the same idea, and are booked in at the same hotel. David continues his amorous pursuit of Linda with hilarious results
- Written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr
- Directed by Les Chatfield
- Original ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
transmission: Thursday 25 December 1986 21:00
Trivia
The actor Frazer HinesFrazer Hines
Frazer Hines is an English actor best known for his roles as Jamie McCrimmon in Doctor Who and Joe Sugden in Emmerdale. Hines was born in Horsforth, a civil parish of Leeds.-Acting career:...
and television presenter Judith Chalmers
Judith Chalmers
Judith Chalmers OBE is an English television presenter who is best known for presenting the travel programme Wish You Were Here...? in the 1970s and 1980s, where she often appeared in a bikini.-Early life and career:...
made guest appearances on the show, playing themselves. The former was a hotel guest who tried to seduce Amy Pearce; the latter was filming an episode of Wish You Were Here...?
Wish You Were Here...?
Wish You Were Here...? is a British television show that was first broadcast on 7th January 1974 on ITV. It was a series of 30 minute shows about travel and holidays. The show was broadcast during peak viewing hours and had gained a significant viewing audience in the UK...
from the hotel and interviewed the two couples.
It set viewing records for a sitcom at the time, regularly topping the UK TV ratings, and was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Comedy Series in 1986 alongside Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...
, Yes, Prime Minister, 'Allo 'Allo!
'Allo 'Allo!
'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. It is a parody of another BBC programme, the wartime drama Secret Army, and was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd. Lloyd and Croft wrote the first 6...
, Ever Decreasing Circles
Ever Decreasing Circles
Ever Decreasing Circles is a British situation comedy which ran on BBC1 for four series from 1984 to 1989.It was written by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, and reunited them with Richard Briers, the star of their previous hit show, The Good Life. It was much less brash than most situation comedies,...
, and lost out to the winner, Just Good Friends
Just Good Friends
Just Good Friends was a British sitcom written by the late John Sullivan. It starred Paul Nicholas and Jan Francis as former lovers Vincent Pinner and Penny Warrender, who meet in a pub five years after he jilted her at the altar....
.
External links
- Duty Free British TV Comedy