Esmonde and Larbey
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John Gilbert Esmonde and Bob Larbey (born Robert Edward John Larbey on 26 June 1934) were a British
television
comedy
scriptwriting duo from the 1960s to the 1990s, creating popular situation comedies
such as Please Sir!
and The Good Life.
, South London in 1934 and made his writing debut for BBC
radio, before contributing a film adaptation — Mrs Silly, starring Maggie Smith
. Larbey met his future writing partner when they were pupils at the Henry Thornton School.
, South West London
in 1937, served a couple of years in the Royal Air Force
in Air Ambulance before realising that his budding writing partnership with Larbey might prove more fruitful. They began to have sketches accepted on shows such as I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
and The Dick Emery
Show. Esmonde was married to Georgina Barton from 1960, until his death in August 2008, aged 71.
. This followed the exploits of a group of maintenance men working for Saracens Manufacturing Company. Starting out as a pilot in the BBC's Comedy Playhouse programme, it lasted for one series the next year, starring Kenneth Connor
, Deryck Guyler
and Francis Matthews
.
In 1968 Esmonde and Larbey created one of their most popular comedies with Please Sir!, which starred John Alderton
as a naive teacher thrown in at the deep end in a tough south London school. Part of the inspiration for this series was Bob and John's education in London schools. Although not acknowledged, the 1975 American
sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter
drew plenty of inspiration from this.
Due to the success of the antics of Form 5C in Please, Sir, Esmonde and Larbey wrote a spin-off — The Fenn Street Gang — which followed the students as they tried to make their way in the harsh world outside school. This starred David Barry
, Peter Cleall
and Carol Hawkins
. Making his debut in series 1, George Baker
made such an impression as a wide-boy villain that the prequel Bowler was launched in 1973. This lasted for one series and co-starred Fred Beauman, Renny Lister
and Gretchen Franklin
.
In the early to mid 1970s, Esmonde and Larbey produced several lesser-known comedies, sometimes lasting no longer than a pilot. These include ITV
's Cosmo And Thingy, set in prehistoric times featuring a cast of cavemen and cavewomen, and Football Crazy (also for ITV) which was a children's sitcom about the football
team Wormwood Rovers.
In 1975 Esmonde and Larbey created their best-known situation comedy: The Good Life, starring Richard Briers
, Felicity Kendal
, Paul Eddington
and Penelope Keith
. Set in Surbiton
, Surrey
it concerns itself with the attempt by Tom and Barbara Good (Briers and Kendal) to be self-sufficient after they decide to leave the rat race. Behind the middle-of-the-road and genteel middle class surroundings lies a sharp social commentary and well-crafted characters. It ran on the BBC
until 1978, although it is often still repeated.
Also in 1975 was Get Some In!
for ITV
, a national service
comedy set in 1955. It starred the likes of Robert Lindsay
, David Janson
, Tony Selby
and Gerard Ryder.
Esmonde and Larbey teamed up with Michael Gambon
and Briers again for BBC
's 1977 comedy The Other One, a sitcom about a man who is a liar who attempts to hide his insecurities through charade; it was successful enough for a second series in 1979. That same year they returned to football with ITV
's Feet First starring Jonathan Barlow as Terry Prince, a local footballer given the chance to hit the big time.
Less successful than The Good Life was their 1980 sitcom for ITV
Just Liz starring Sandra Payne
. This was followed by 1982's Don't Rock The Boat which starred Nigel Davenport
.
After the short-lived Now And Then (1983, ITV
) they returned to form with Ever Decreasing Circles
, which reunited the writers with Briers. Briers starred as Martin Bryce, an irritating know-it-all with an obsessive personality who likes to interfere in the lives of all those around him. The series also featured Penelope Wilton
and Peter Egan
.
Another hit for Esmonde and Larbey was 1986's Brush Strokes, featuring Karl Howman
and Gary Waldhorn
as a house decorator and his boss. The BBC sitcom Double First only lasted one series in 1988, but marked a different approach. It starred Michael Williams.
The pair wrote Hope It Rains for ITV in 1991. It starred Tom Bell
as the dour owner of a run-down seaside waxworks museum. Holly Aird and Eamonn Boland also featured. There were thirteen episodes transmitted.
Their last significant sitcom as a pair was 1992's Mulberry
starring Karl Howman
again as an apprentice Grim Reaper who has to guide Geraldine McEwan
to the next world as easily as possible. However, Larbey has since written the long-running BBC series As Time Goes By
, starring Judi Dench
and Geoffrey Palmer
, which was last shown domestically in 2005 and is currently running on BBC Prime
.
United Kingdom
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television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
scriptwriting duo from the 1960s to the 1990s, creating popular situation comedies
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
such as Please Sir!
Please Sir!
Please Sir! was a London Weekend Television produced situation comedy, created by writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featured the actors John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Joan Sanderson, Noel Howlett, Erik Chitty and Richard Davies...
and The Good Life.
Larbey's life
Larbey was born in ClaphamClapham
Clapham is a district in south London, England, within the London Borough of Lambeth.Clapham covers the postcodes of SW4 and parts of SW9, SW8 and SW12. Clapham Common is shared with the London Borough of Wandsworth, although Lambeth has responsibility for running the common as a whole. According...
, South London in 1934 and made his writing debut for BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
radio, before contributing a film adaptation — Mrs Silly, starring Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE , better known as Maggie Smith, is an English film, stage, and television actress who made her stage debut in 1952 and is still performing after 59 years...
. Larbey met his future writing partner when they were pupils at the Henry Thornton School.
Esmonde's life
Esmonde, born in BatterseaBattersea
Battersea is an area of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is an inner-city district of South London, situated on the south side of the River Thames, 2.9 miles south-west of Charing Cross. Battersea spans from Fairfield in the west to Queenstown in the east...
, South West London
South West (London sub region)
The South West is a sub-region of the London Plan corresponding to the London Boroughs of London Borough of , Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton and Wandsworth. The sub region was established in 2008. The south west has a population of 1,600,000 and is the location...
in 1937, served a couple of years in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
in Air Ambulance before realising that his budding writing partnership with Larbey might prove more fruitful. They began to have sketches accepted on shows such as I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again was a BBC radio comedy programme which originated from the Cambridge University Footlights revue Cambridge Circus...
and The Dick Emery
Dick Emery
Richard Gilbert "Dick" Emery was an English comedian and actor. Beginning on radio in the 1950s, an eponymous television series ran from 1963 to 1981. He was the brother of Ann Emery.-Life and career:...
Show. Esmonde was married to Georgina Barton from 1960, until his death in August 2008, aged 71.
Works of Esmonde and Larbey
Their first sitcom as a writing team came in 1966 with Room At The Bottom for the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. This followed the exploits of a group of maintenance men working for Saracens Manufacturing Company. Starting out as a pilot in the BBC's Comedy Playhouse programme, it lasted for one series the next year, starring Kenneth Connor
Kenneth Connor
Kenneth Connor MBE was an English comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for his appearances in the Carry On films.-Career:...
, Deryck Guyler
Deryck Guyler
Deryck Guyler was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of officious, short-tempered middle-aged men in sitcoms such as Please Sir! and Sykes.-Early life:...
and Francis Matthews
Francis Matthews (actor)
-Early life:Matthews attended St Michael's Jesuit College, Leeds and started his acting career with Leeds repertory theatre before service in the Royal Navy.-Career:...
.
In 1968 Esmonde and Larbey created one of their most popular comedies with Please Sir!, which starred John Alderton
John Alderton
John Alderton is an English actor who is best known for his roles in Upstairs, Downstairs, Thomas & Sarah and Please Sir!. Alderton has often starred alongside his wife, Pauline Collins.-Early life:...
as a naive teacher thrown in at the deep end in a tough south London school. Part of the inspiration for this series was Bob and John's education in London schools. Although not acknowledged, the 1975 American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter
Welcome Back, Kotter
Welcome Back, Kotter was an American television sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan and featuring a young John Travolta.It originally aired on the ABC network from September 9, 1975 to June 8, 1979.-Premise:...
drew plenty of inspiration from this.
Due to the success of the antics of Form 5C in Please, Sir, Esmonde and Larbey wrote a spin-off — The Fenn Street Gang — which followed the students as they tried to make their way in the harsh world outside school. This starred David Barry
David Barry
David Barry is a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role as Frankie Abott, , in the LWT sitcom Please Sir! and the spin-off series The Fenn Street Gang,...
, Peter Cleall
Peter Cleall
Peter Cleall is an actors' agent and former actor who is probably best known for his performance as Eric Duffy in the London Weekend Television comedy series Please Sir! which ran from 1968 to 1972....
and Carol Hawkins
Carol Hawkins
Carol Hawkins is an English actress.Carol trained at the Corona Stage School. London stage shows have included, Sextet, Run for Your Wife, See How They Run, Wife Begins at Forty, The Undertaking also including tours such as Time and Time Again, Bedroom Farce, Wait Until Dark, Dirty Linen...
. Making his debut in series 1, George Baker
George Baker (actor)
George Baker, MBE was an English actor and writer. He was best-known for portraying Tiberius in I, Claudius, and Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries.-Personal life:...
made such an impression as a wide-boy villain that the prequel Bowler was launched in 1973. This lasted for one series and co-starred Fred Beauman, Renny Lister
Renny Lister
-Personal life:Renny Lister is married to film and television actor Kenneth Cope and their daughter is actress Martha Cope.-Selected filmography:* The Curse of the Werewolf * A Touch of the Other * Personal Services...
and Gretchen Franklin
Gretchen Franklin
Gretchen Franklin was an English actress with a career in showbusiness that spanned over eighty years.She was born in Covent Garden, west London, a cousin of the actor Clive Dunn. She was best known for playing the character of Ethel Skinner in the long running BBC One, soap opera, EastEnders...
.
In the early to mid 1970s, Esmonde and Larbey produced several lesser-known comedies, sometimes lasting no longer than a pilot. These include 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...
's Cosmo And Thingy, set in prehistoric times featuring a cast of cavemen and cavewomen, and Football Crazy (also for ITV) which was a children's sitcom about the football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team Wormwood Rovers.
In 1975 Esmonde and Larbey created their best-known situation comedy: The Good Life, starring Richard Briers
Richard Briers
Richard David Briers, CBE is an English actor whose career has encompassed theatre, television, film and radio.He first came to prominence as George Starling in Marriage Lines in the 1960s, but it was in the following decade when he played Tom Good in the BBC sitcom The Good Life that he became a...
, Felicity Kendal
Felicity Kendal
Felicity Ann Kendal, CBE is an English actor known for her television and stage work.Born in 1946, Kendal spent much of her childhood in India, where her father managed a touring repertory company. First appearing on stage at the age of nine months, Kendal appeared in her first film, Shakespeare...
, Paul Eddington
Paul Eddington
Paul Eddington CBE was an English actor best known for his appearances in popular television sitcoms of the 1970s and 80s: The Good Life, Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister.-Early life:...
and Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith
Penelope Anne Constance Keith, CBE, DL is an English actress.Having started her television career in the 1950s, Penelope Keith became a household name in the United Kingdom in the 1970s when she played Margo Leadbetter in the sitcom The Good Life...
. Set in Surbiton
Surbiton
Surbiton, a suburban area of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is situated next to the River Thames, with a mixture of Art-Deco courts, more recent residential blocks and grand, spacious 19th century townhouses blending into a sea of semi-detached 20th century housing estates...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
it concerns itself with the attempt by Tom and Barbara Good (Briers and Kendal) to be self-sufficient after they decide to leave the rat race. Behind the middle-of-the-road and genteel middle class surroundings lies a sharp social commentary and well-crafted characters. It ran on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
until 1978, although it is often still repeated.
Also in 1975 was Get Some In!
Get Some In!
Get Some In! was a British television series about life in Royal Air Force National Service broadcast between 1975 and 1978 by Thames Television...
for 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...
, a national service
National service
National service is a common name for mandatory government service programmes . The term became common British usage during and for some years following the Second World War. Many young people spent one or more years in such programmes...
comedy set in 1955. It starred the likes of Robert Lindsay
Robert Lindsay (actor)
Robert Lindsay is an English actor who is best known for his television work, especially his roles of Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith, Michael Murray in G.B.H., Captain Sir Edward Pellew in Hornblower and Ben Harper in My Family which has been on television screens since 2000.-Early life:Lindsay was...
, David Janson
David Janson
David Janson is an English actor whose stage debut was in Oliver! in 1962. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963 in A Midsummer Night's Dream and appeared as the young boy in The Beatles film A Hard Day's Night.Janson became well known for his role as Jimmy Harker in the 1960s British...
, Tony Selby
Tony Selby
Tony Selby is an English actor.He has appeared in many television programmes including a starring role in RAF National Service comedy Get Some In!, and a recurring role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as the intergalactic conman Sabalom Glitz...
and Gerard Ryder.
Esmonde and Larbey teamed up with Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon
Sir Michael John Gambon, CBE is an Irish actor who has worked in theatre, television and film. A highly respected theatre actor, Gambon is recognised for his roles as Philip Marlowe in the BBC television serial The Singing Detective, as Jules Maigret in the 1990s ITV serial Maigret, and as...
and Briers again for BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's 1977 comedy The Other One, a sitcom about a man who is a liar who attempts to hide his insecurities through charade; it was successful enough for a second series in 1979. That same year they returned to football with 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...
's Feet First starring Jonathan Barlow as Terry Prince, a local footballer given the chance to hit the big time.
Less successful than The Good Life was their 1980 sitcom for 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...
Just Liz starring Sandra Payne
Sandra Payne
Sandra Payne is an English actress best known for her roles as Christine Harris in the British television series Triangle and as Marion Ballard in Waiting for God....
. This was followed by 1982's Don't Rock The Boat which starred Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport is an English stage, television and film actor.- Early life :Davenport was born Arthur Nigel Davenport, however he goes by the first name of Nigel. Davenport was born in Shelford, Cambridgeshire, the son of Katherine Lucy and Arthur Henry Davenport. Davenport's father was a bursar...
.
After the short-lived Now And Then (1983, 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...
) they returned to form with 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,...
, which reunited the writers with Briers. Briers starred as Martin Bryce, an irritating know-it-all with an obsessive personality who likes to interfere in the lives of all those around him. The series also featured Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton
Penelope Alice Wilton, OBE is an English actress.-Life and career:Penelope Alice Wilton was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, to a former actress mother and a businessman father. She is a niece of actors Bill Travers and Linden Travers and a cousin of the actor Richard Morant...
and Peter Egan
Peter Egan
Peter Egan is a British actor known for playing smooth neighbour Paul Ryman in 1980s sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles. He is married to retired actress Myra Frances.-Early life:...
.
Another hit for Esmonde and Larbey was 1986's Brush Strokes, featuring Karl Howman
Karl Howman
Karl Howman is an English actor and also a British voice-over artist.He is well known but notable to many television viewers for his work as Jacko in the mid-1980's and early-90's BBC TV sitcom Esmonde and Larbey's Brush Strokes and as the title character in the series Mulberry .However Howman first...
and Gary Waldhorn
Gary Waldhorn
Gary Waldhorn is a veteran English actor, known for his role as David Horton in the sitcom The Vicar of Dibley, but who has also had a notable television and theatre career.-Theatre:...
as a house decorator and his boss. The BBC sitcom Double First only lasted one series in 1988, but marked a different approach. It starred Michael Williams.
The pair wrote Hope It Rains for ITV in 1991. It starred Tom Bell
Tom Bell (actor)
Tom Bell was an English actor on stage, film and television. He was dark-haired, lean, and in his later years often played characters having a sinister side to their nature.-Biography:...
as the dour owner of a run-down seaside waxworks museum. Holly Aird and Eamonn Boland also featured. There were thirteen episodes transmitted.
Their last significant sitcom as a pair was 1992's Mulberry
Mulberry (TV series)
Mulberry was a fantasy situation comedy airing on BBC One in the early 1990s.The creative team behind the programme included writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey....
starring Karl Howman
Karl Howman
Karl Howman is an English actor and also a British voice-over artist.He is well known but notable to many television viewers for his work as Jacko in the mid-1980's and early-90's BBC TV sitcom Esmonde and Larbey's Brush Strokes and as the title character in the series Mulberry .However Howman first...
again as an apprentice Grim Reaper who has to guide Geraldine McEwan
Geraldine McEwan
Geraldine McEwan is an English actor with a diverse history in theatre, film, and television. From 2004 to 2009 she appeared as Miss Marple, the Agatha Christie sleuth, for the series Marple.-Background:...
to the next world as easily as possible. However, Larbey has since written the long-running BBC series As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By (TV series)
As Time Goes By is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One from 1992 to 2005. Starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer, it follows the relationship between two former lovers who meet unexpectedly after not having been in contact for 38 years....
, starring Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Dame Judith Olivia "Judi" Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA is an English film, stage and television actress.Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years she played in several of William Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo...
and Geoffrey Palmer
Geoffrey Palmer (actor)
Geoffrey Dyson Palmer, OBE is an English actor, best known for his roles in sitcoms such as Butterflies and As Time Goes By.-Career:...
, which was last shown domestically in 2005 and is currently running on BBC Prime
BBC Prime
BBC Prime was the BBC's general entertainment TV channel in Europe and the Middle East from 30 January 1995 until 11 November 2009, when it was replaced by BBC Entertainment.-Launch:...
.
Collaborations
- The Dick Emery Show (1963)
- Spare a Copper (1965)
- Room At The Bottom (1966)
- Please Sir!Please Sir!Please Sir! was a London Weekend Television produced situation comedy, created by writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featured the actors John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Joan Sanderson, Noel Howlett, Erik Chitty and Richard Davies...
(1968) - The Fenn Street GangThe Fenn Street GangThe Fenn Street Gang is a British television sitcom which ran for three seasons between 1971 and 1973. The series was created by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, it was spun-off from their Please Sir! series, and followed the lives of many of the pupils from Fenn Street School as they entered the...
(1971) - Cosmo And Thingy (1972)
- BowlerBowler (TV series)Bowler was a short-lived British Sitcom which originally aired on ITV in 13 episodes between 29 July and 21 October 1973. A situation-comedy it was a spin-off from The Fenn Street Gang featuring George Baker as East End criminal Stanley Bowler....
(1973) - Football Crazy (1974)
- Get Some In!Get Some In!Get Some In! was a British television series about life in Royal Air Force National Service broadcast between 1975 and 1978 by Thames Television...
(1975) - The Good Life (1975)
- The Other One (1977)
- Three Piece Suite (1977)
- Feet First (1979)
- Just Liz (1980)
- Don't Rock The Boat (1982)
- Now And Then (1983)
- Ever Decreasing CirclesEver Decreasing CirclesEver 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,...
(1984) - Brush StrokesBrush StrokesBrush Strokes is a British television sitcom, broadcast on BBC television from 1986 to 1991. Written by Esmonde and Larbey and set in South London, it depicted the amorous adventures of a good-looking, wisecracking house painter, Jacko...
(1986) - Double First (1988)
- Hope It Rains (1991)
- MulberryMulberry (TV series)Mulberry was a fantasy situation comedy airing on BBC One in the early 1990s.The creative team behind the programme included writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey....
(1992) - Down To Earth (1995)
Larbey without Esmonde
- A Fine RomanceA Fine Romance (TV series)A Fine Romance was a British situation comedy starring husband-and-wife team Judi Dench and Michael Williams. Dench's sister was played by Susan Penhaligon. It was produced by London Weekend Television and written by Bob Larbey. It was first broadcast on 8 November 1981. It lasted for 26 episodes...
(1981) - The Curious Case Of Santa Claus (1982)
- On the UpOn the UpOn the Up was a British situation comedy written by Bob Larbey. It ran for three series, from 1990 to 1992.-Plot summary:Tony Carpenter is a self-made millionaire who turned his South London minicab firm into a successful chauffeur-driven car service...
(1990) - As Time Goes ByAs Time Goes By (TV series)As Time Goes By is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One from 1992 to 2005. Starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer, it follows the relationship between two former lovers who meet unexpectedly after not having been in contact for 38 years....
(1992) - My Good Friend (1995)