No Place Like Home is a 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...

 situation comedy

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...

 written by Jon Watkins and stars William Gaunt

William Gaunt

William Charles Anthony Gaunt is an English actor, sometimes credited as Bill Gaunt.-Early life:...

 and Patricia Garwood as Arthur and Beryl Crabtree, a middle-aged couple who plan for a quiet life once their children have left home. Sadly, it is not to be.

No Place Like Home was broadcast for 5 series between 1983

1983 in television

The year 1983 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1983.For the American TV schedule, see: 1983-84 United States network television schedule.-Events:...

 and 1987

1987 in television

The year 1987 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1987.For American TV schedule, see: 1987–88 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:...

, with an early appearance by a then-young Martin Clunes

Martin Clunes

Alexander Martin Clunes is an English actor and comedian. Clunes is perhaps best known for his roles as Gary Strang in Men Behaving Badly, Doctor Martin Ellingham in Doc Martin and the title character in Reggie Perrin....

.

Plot

Arthur and Beryl Crabtree had raised four children and looked forward to the day when their time, once again would be their own. A second honeymoon was planned as the last of their offspring finally left home. However, their hopes were soon dashed as one by one the fledglings returned to the nest, disillusioned with life in the outside world. For the children there was simply no place like home.

Eldest of the kids was Lorraine (Beverly Adams

Beverly Adams

Beverly Adams is a Canadian-born actress and author.-Early life and career:Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Adams moved to Burbank, California as a child. As a teen, she competed in and won beauty contests before becoming an actress. During her career, Adams appeared in various guest roles in television...

) who had married Traffic Warden Raymond Codd (Daniel Hill

Daniel Hill (actor)

Daniel Hill is a British actor known primarily for his television work.His most notable role was as the avaricious Harvey Bains, manager of the retirement home in Waiting for God, alongside Stephanie Cole and Graham Crowden; though he had also appeared with Martin Clunes and William Gaunt in the...

) but quickly cast him aside in the final series. Raymond is replaced by a similar character Roger Duff (Roger Martin) in Lorraine's affections. There was also Nigel, a medical student, Paul and Tracey (and their assorted girlfriends & boyfriends,) while the Crabtrees' domestic bliss was also disturbed by their nosy neighbours, the Bottings, particularly the shrieking, animal-loving Vera.

Arthur and Vera's husband Trevor, often escaped to the greenhouse when things became unbearable, seeking solace in a glass of home-made sherry

Sherry

Sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez , Spain. In Spanish, it is called vino de Jerez....

.

Cast

• William Gaunt..... Arthur Crabtree (series 1 to 5)
• Patricia Garwood..... Beryl Crabtree (series 1 to 5)
• Martin Clunes
  Martin Clunes
  Alexander Martin Clunes is an English actor and comedian. Clunes is perhaps best known for his roles as Gary Strang in Men Behaving Badly, Doctor Martin Ellingham in Doc Martin and the title character in Reggie Perrin....
  
  ..... Nigel Crabtree (series 1 to 3)
• Andrew Charleson..... Nigel Crabtree (series 4 to 5)
• Stephen Watson..... Paul Crabtree (series 1 to 3)
• Dee Sadler..... Tracy Crabtree (series 1 to 5)
• Beverly Adams
  Beverly Adams
  Beverly Adams is a Canadian-born actress and author.-Early life and career:Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Adams moved to Burbank, California as a child. As a teen, she competed in and won beauty contests before becoming an actress. During her career, Adams appeared in various guest roles in television...
  
  ..... Lorraine Codd (series 1 to 5)
• Daniel Hill
  Daniel Hill (actor)
  Daniel Hill is a British actor known primarily for his television work.His most notable role was as the avaricious Harvey Bains, manager of the retirement home in Waiting for God, alongside Stephanie Cole and Graham Crowden; though he had also appeared with Martin Clunes and William Gaunt in the...
  
  ..... Raymond Codd (series 1 to 4)
• Marcia Warren
  Marcia Warren
  Marcia Warren is an English stage, film and television actress. On stage, she appeared in Blithe Spirit as Madame Arcati, and The Sea at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.-Partial filmography:...
  
  ..... Vera Botting (series 1 to 3)
• Ann Penfold..... Vera Botting (series 5 only)
• Michael Sharvell-Martin
  Michael Sharvell-Martin
  Michael Sharvell-Martin was a British television and stage actor.-Early life:He was born as Michael Ernest Martin in Herne Bay, Kent, and trained in stage management at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His acting debut was in 1965 at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham...
  
  ..... Trevor Botting (series 1 to 5)
• Roger Martin..... Roger Duff (series 5 only)

DVD releases

The first two series of No Place Like Home have been released in 2006 so far, the last three series have yet to be released.

External links

• No Place Like Home at the BBC Comedy Guide