My Husband and I (1956 TV series)
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My Husband and I was a short-lived black-and-white
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 British
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 sitcom
British sitcom
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 starring Evelyn Laye
Evelyn Laye
Evelyn Laye, CBE was an English theatre and film actress.-Early years and career:Born as Elsie Evelyn Lay in Bloomsbury, London, Laye made her first stage appearance in August 1915 at the Theatre Royal, Brighton as Nang-Ping in Mr...

 and her husband Frank Lawton
Frank Lawton
Frank Lawton was an English actor, born Frank Lawton Mokeley. He was married to Evelyn Laye, with whom he acted several times including in My Husband and I .His parents were stage players Daisy May Collier and Frank Mokeley...

, who played themselves. It ran for seven episodes in 1956. My Husband and I was written by Geoffrey Kerr
Geoffrey Kerr
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 and James Leasor
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. It was made for the ITV
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 network by Associated-Rediffusion
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.

Cast

  • Evelyn Laye
    Evelyn Laye
    Evelyn Laye, CBE was an English theatre and film actress.-Early years and career:Born as Elsie Evelyn Lay in Bloomsbury, London, Laye made her first stage appearance in August 1915 at the Theatre Royal, Brighton as Nang-Ping in Mr...

     - Herself
  • Frank Lawton
    Frank Lawton
    Frank Lawton was an English actor, born Frank Lawton Mokeley. He was married to Evelyn Laye, with whom he acted several times including in My Husband and I .His parents were stage players Daisy May Collier and Frank Mokeley...

     - Himself
  • Linda Gray - Molly
  • Peter Collingwood
    Peter Collingwood
    Peter Collingwood is a British television actor.Roles include Lord John Russell in Edward the Seventh and Mr. Dunkley in Are You Being Served?.- External links :...

     - Jennings
  • Alicia Massy-Beresford - Jane

Plot

My Husband and I was a typical domestic sitcom made for the refined husband and wife team Evelyn Laye and Frank Lawton. As well as typical comedy situations for domestic sitcoms, My Husband and I also featured humorous songs.

Episodes

  1. Episode One (20 July 1956)
  2. Episode Two (3 August 1956)
  3. Episode Three (17 August 1956)
  4. Episode Four (31 August 1956)
  5. Episode Five (14 September 1956)
  6. Episode Six (28 September 1956)
  7. Episode Seven (12 October 1956)


All seven episodes were later wiped, and none of them exist in the television archives as of 2009.
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