Barbara - Pilot - Job - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

No-nonsense housewife Gwen Taylor is none-too-impressed when her son-in-law reveals plans to move, with his wife and son, to Wales.

Notes

This pilot episode was broadcast as the first of a series of pilots for ITV in 1995 under the Comedy Firsts banner. Of the six episodes broadcast, the second - Sometime, Never - was the only other to be commissioned for a full series.

Broadcast details

Date

Monday 10th July 1995

Time

8pm

Channel

ITV1

Length

30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast

Gwen Taylor Barbara Liversidge
Sam Kelly Ted Liversidge
Madge Hindle Doreen

Guest cast

Shirley Anne Field (as Shirley-Anne Field) Jean
Caroline Milmoe Linda
Glen Davies Martin
Dee Orr Mrs. Evans
Bill Gavin Mr. Meeks
Benjamin Robinson Baby George

Writing team

Mark Bussell Writer
Rob Clark Writer
Ramsay Gilderdale Writer
Graham Mark Walker Writer

Production team

Les Chatfield Director
Mark Bussell Producer
Paul Spencer Executive Producer
Peter Rudd Editor
Tony Ferris Production Designer