My Husband and I (1987 TV series)
My Husband and I | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Pam Valentine Michael Ashton |
Starring | Mollie Sugden William Moore |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Yorkshire Television |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Original release | 9 January 1987 20 May 1988 | –
My Husband and I is a British sitcom starring Mollie Sugden and William Moore that aired on ITV from 9 January 1987 to 20 May 1988. It was written and created by Pam Valentine and Michael Ashton.
Background[]
Following the end of That's My Boy, the writers Pam Valentine and Michael Ashton wrote a new sitcom for Mollie Sugden titled My Husband and I (which co-starred Sugden's late real-life husband and actor William Moore).
Like That's My Boy, it was also made by Yorkshire Television.
Cast[]
- Mollie Sugden - Nora Powers
- William Moore - George Powers
- Deddie Davies - Bambi Bamber
- Carol Hawkins - Tracy Cosgrove
- John Horsley - Mr Munday
- Isabelle Lucas - Pearl
- Roberta Tovey - Samantha
- Natasha Gray - Anita
- Jane Ashton - Henrietta
Plot[]
Nora Powers is the head of personnel at Ashvale Advertising. However, when Nora's retired husband George joins Ashvale Advertising as chief commissionaire, she soon gets very embarrassed.
Episodes[]
Series 1 (1987)[]
No. | Title | Original airdate |
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1 | "Wait Till I Get You Home" | 9 January 1987 |
2 | "The Poor Man at his Gate" | 16 January 1987 |
3 | "A Matter of Discipline" | 23 January 1987 |
4 | "Nobody Wants November" | 30 January 1987 |
5 | "First Impressions" | 6 February 1987 |
6 | "A Woman Obsessed" | 13 February 1987 |
7 | "I Got It Free From the Tea Lady" | 20 February 1987 |
Christmas Special (1987)[]
No. | Title | Original airdate |
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8 | "No Place Like Home" | 18 December 1987 |
Series 2 (1988)[]
No. | Title | Original airdate |
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9 | "Of Grave Concern" | 8 April 1988 |
10 | "The Office Person" | 15 April 1988 |
11 | "A Star is Born" | 22 April 1988 |
12 | "The Take Over Bid" | 29 April 1988 |
13 | "On the Carpet" | 6 May 1988 |
14 | "Why Not Borrow George?" | 13 May 1988 |
15 | "Food for Thought" | 20 May 1988 |
DVD releases[]
A single episode of My Husband and I has been released by the Network imprint on a DVD entitled Classic ITV Christmas Comedy.
References[]
- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
- My Husband and I at British Comedy Guide
External links[]
- 1987 British television series debuts
- 1988 British television series endings
- 1980s British sitcoms
- ITV sitcoms
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television series by Yorkshire Television
- English-language television shows