Yus, My Dear
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Yus, My Dear is a British situation comedy which ran for nineteen episodes over two series in 1976 featuring Arthur Mullard
and Queenie Watts
in the lead roles, it was written by Ronald Chesney
and Ronald Wolfe
. Produced and directed by Stuart Allen for London Weekend Television
, it was screened by the ITV
network during 1976, and marked an early regular TV appearance of the comedian Mike Reid
.
A sequel to Chesney and Wolfe's earlier series Romany Jones
(1972–75), the characters Wally and Lily Briggs (Mullard and Watts) have left their caravan for a new life in a council house. The new series introduced Wally's brother Benny, the first acting role for the EastEnders
and Snatch
star Mike Reid
of The Comedians
fame.
The series, which gained modest ratings, has the reputation of being one of the worst ever sitcoms.
in 2009 and 2010. A complete series set (containing both series of the show) is yet to be released about late 2011.
Arthur Mullard
Arthur Ernest Mullard, original surname Mullord was an English comedy actor.- Early life :...
and Queenie Watts
Queenie Watts
Queenie Watts was an English actress and singer of film and television....
in the lead roles, it was written by Ronald Chesney
Chesney and Wolfe
Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe are British TV comedy screenwriters, best known for their popular 1960s / 1970s sitcoms The Rag Trade and On The Buses.-Early years:...
and Ronald Wolfe
Chesney and Wolfe
Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe are British TV comedy screenwriters, best known for their popular 1960s / 1970s sitcoms The Rag Trade and On The Buses.-Early years:...
. Produced and directed by Stuart Allen for London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television was the name of the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties including south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire, Warwickshire, east Dorset and...
, it was screened by the 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...
network during 1976, and marked an early regular TV appearance of the comedian Mike Reid
Mike Reid
Michael or Mike Reid may refer to:*Mike Reid , English comedian and actor, best known for his role as Frank Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders*Mike Reid , American golfer...
.
A sequel to Chesney and Wolfe's earlier series Romany Jones
Romany Jones
Romany Jones is a British sitcom made by LWT, It starred Arthur Mullard and Queenie Watts as Wally and Lily Briggs and was broadcast between 1973 and 1975, The show was originally designed as a vehicle for James Beck , involving the comic misadventures of two layabout families living on a caravan...
(1972–75), the characters Wally and Lily Briggs (Mullard and Watts) have left their caravan for a new life in a council house. The new series introduced Wally's brother Benny, the first acting role for the EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
and Snatch
Snatch (film)
Snatch is a 2000 crime film written and directed by British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast. Set in the London criminal underworld, the film contains two intertwined plots: one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, the other with a small-time boxing promoter named Turkish ...
star Mike Reid
Mike Reid (entertainer)
Michael Reid was an English comedian, actor, author and occasional television presenter from Hackney in east London, who is best remembered for playing the role of Frank Butcher in EastEnders and hosting the popular children's TV show Runaround...
of The Comedians
The Comedians
The Comedians is a British television show of the 1970s which gave a stage to nightclub and working men's club comedians of the era, including Stan Boardman, George Roper, Paul Melba, Roy Walker, Tom O'Connor, Frank Carson, Jim Bowen, Charlie Williams, Sammy Thomas, Dave Butler, Mike Reid, Duggie...
fame.
The series, which gained modest ratings, has the reputation of being one of the worst ever sitcoms.
DVD release
The two series of six and thirteen episodes were released on Region 2 DVD by NetworkNetwork DVD
Network DVD is a DVD publishing company that specialises in classic British television. In particular, it has the rights to a number of well-known ITV programmes...
in 2009 and 2010. A complete series set (containing both series of the show) is yet to be released about late 2011.