Singles - ITV1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

1984 - 1991

Channel

ITV

Episodes

22 (1 pilot + 3 series)

Stars

Roger Rees, Judy Loe, Eamon Boland, Susie Blake and Simon Cadell

Writers

Eric Chappell and Jean Warr

Directors

Vernon Lawrence, Nic Phillips and Graham Wetherell

Producers

Vernon Lawrence, Graham Wetherell and Nic Phillips

Companies

Pamela, married for 20 years but now separated, and her recently divorced friend, Jackie, attend a singles' bar as a step towards finding a new relationship. There they meet bachelor market-trader Malcolm and hospital porter Clive, whose wife has left him with three children to raise.

Malcolm's claim to be "big in imports" and Clive's fake profession of "doctor" are exposed by Di, the club's Liverpudlian barmaid, but all the same the girls and guys strike up a friendship which lasts through peaks and troughs. Malcolm and Pamela pair up, as do Clive and Jackie. For the third series, Malcolm is replaced by out-of-work thespian Dennis Duval.

Additional details

Production

Studio

Picture

Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Tuesday 19th June 1984 at 9pm on ITV1