Monthly Archiv: August, 2024

Fiddlers Three COMPLETE S01

Fiddlers Three COMPLETE S01

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101098/

Ralph West (Peter Davison) is happily married to Ros (Paula Wilcox).

He works in the Accounts Department of a large organisation.

Along with the rest of the staff, Ralph seems to spend more time dabbling in office politics and angling for promotion than he does working.

The Head of Accounts is J.J. Morley (Charles Kay) and other members of staff are Harvey (Peter Blake), Norma (Cindy Day) and Osborne (Tyler Butterworth)

This programme was very much inspired by Eric Chappell’s earlier sitcom, The Squirrels, borrowing situations and script ideas from the earlier programme.

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The Crezz COMPLETE S01

The Crezz COMPLETE S01

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166424/

Created by BAFTA-nominated writer and playwright Clive Exton, this series of twelve soap-style dramas takes a light-hearted look at the varied inhabitants of Carlisle Crescent, a fictitious West London street, who share communal gardens but little sense of community spirit.

The focal point for ‘the Crezz’ is the Gardens Committee chaired by lecturer Charles Bronte (Ackland). Although desperately keen to foster a sense of cohesion, he is often forced to mediate in the disputes that arise among the Crescent’s residents. Resentment, rivalry and jealousy are never far from the surface…

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Freddie and Max COMPLETE S01

Freddie and Max COMPLETE S01

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098799/

Maxine Chandler (Anne Bancroft) is a fading Hollywood star who is living in a suite at the Savoy Hotel while she’s working in London.

She employs a young cockney woman, Freddie Latham (Charlotte Coleman) as her personal assistant. Freddie is an outspoken woman who doesn’t hesitate to let Max know about her obvious shortcomings.

Max’s agent, Malcolm Parkes (Richard Pearson) often echoes Freddie’s opinions, though usually much more quietly.

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