Not in Front of the Children
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Not in Front of the Children is a BBC television
situation comedy
which ran for four series from 1967 to 1970.
It starred Wendy Craig
as a rather scatter-brained middle class housewife. Her husband was a school art teacher, played by Paul Daneman
in the first series, and Ronald Hines
after this. They had three children, a boy in his early teens and two girls who were slightly younger (one played by Roberta Tovey
). Charlotte Mitchell
played her friend Mary.
In later series she had a baby, and they moved from the suburbs to the country.
It is significant mainly as Wendy Craig
's first role as a scatty housewife; she played similar roles in several other series over the next fifteen years.
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
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...
which ran for four series from 1967 to 1970.
It starred Wendy Craig
Wendy Craig
Wendy Craig is a BAFTA Award winning English actress who is best known for her appearances in the sitcoms Butterflies, ...And Mother Makes Three and ...And Mother Makes Five...
as a rather scatter-brained middle class housewife. Her husband was a school art teacher, played by Paul Daneman
Paul Daneman
Paul Daneman was an English film, television, theatre and voice actor.Paul Frederick Daneman was born in Islington, London. He attended the Haberdashers' Aske's School and Sir William Borlase's Grammar School in Marlow and studied stage design at Reading University where he joined the dramatic...
in the first series, and Ronald Hines
Ronald Hines
Ronald Hines is a British television actor.He has had a lengthy career, but possibly his best known role was as the husband in three of the four series of Not in Front of the Children...
after this. They had three children, a boy in his early teens and two girls who were slightly younger (one played by Roberta Tovey
Roberta Tovey
Roberta Tovey is an English actress and singer who has appeared in many films and television programmes. One of her better-known roles was that of Susan, the granddaughter of Dr. Who in the 1960s films Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD...
). Charlotte Mitchell
Charlotte Mitchell
Charlotte Mitchell is an English actress and poet.She was once the girlfriend of Peter Sellers, hence her occasional appearances on The Goon Show in the 1950s. Charlotte Mitchell was married to actor Philip Guard and is the mother of 3 children, actors Christopher Guard and Dominic Guard and...
played her friend Mary.
In later series she had a baby, and they moved from the suburbs to the country.
It is significant mainly as Wendy Craig
Wendy Craig
Wendy Craig is a BAFTA Award winning English actress who is best known for her appearances in the sitcoms Butterflies, ...And Mother Makes Three and ...And Mother Makes Five...
's first role as a scatty housewife; she played similar roles in several other series over the next fifteen years.
Surviving Episodes
- Pilot - House In A Tree
- Series 2 Religious Revival (1 March 1968)
- Series 2 The Iron Hand (22 March 1968)
- Series 2 The George Washington Complex (29 March 1968)
- Series 2 Home Chat (5 April 1968)
- Series 2 Change Of Policy (12 April 1968)
- Series 4 A Babe Around The House (3 October 1969)
- Series 4 Pastures New (5 December 1969)