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 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| 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
[edit]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 William Moore, Sugden's real life husband.
Like That's My Boy, it was also made by Yorkshire Television.
Cast
[edit]- Mollie Sugden as Nora Powers
- William Moore as George Powers
- Deddie Davies as Bambi Bamber
- Carol Hawkins as Tracy Cosgrove
- John Horsley as Mr Munday
- Isabelle Lucas as Pearl
- Roberta Tovey as Samantha
- Natasha Gray as Anita
- Jane Ashton as Henrietta
Plot
[edit]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
[edit]Series 1 (1987)
[edit]| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
[edit]| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | "No Place Like Home" | 18 December 1987 |
Series 2 (1988)
[edit]| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]A single episode of My Husband and I has been released by the Network imprint on a DVD entitled Classic ITV Christmas Comedy.
References
[edit]- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
- My Husband and I at British Comedy Guide