You Rang, M'Lord? - BBC1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

You Rang, M'Lord?. Image shows from L to R: P.C. Wilson (Bill Pertwee), Ivy Teasdale (Su Pollard), Mabel Wheeler (Barbara New), Alfred 'Alf' Stokes (Paul Shane), James Twelvetrees (Jeffrey Holland), Blanche Lipton (Brenda Cowling), Henry Livingstone (Perry Benson). Copyright: BBC

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

1988 - 1993

Channel

BBC 1

Episodes

26 (1 pilot + 4 series)

Stars

Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland, Su Pollard, Donald Hewlett, Michael Knowles, Catherine Rabett, Susie Brann, Mavis Pugh and more

Writers

David Croft and Jimmy Perry

Directors

David Croft and Roy Gould

Producer

David Croft

Company

It is 1927 and life continues with a distinctly Victorian air in the London residence of wealthy businessman and widower Lord George Meldrum.

Whilst Meldrum and his family - his brother Teddy, daugthers Cissy and Poppy, and his mother-in-law, Lady Lavender - live a life of luxury above stairs, their staff work below them.

The staff are headed by butler Alf, whose constant schemes to cheat the Meldrums are often foiled by his own daughter, Ivy's, dimwittedness, and footman James Twelvetrees. There's also kindly cook Mrs Lipton, too-wise-for-his-own-good bootboy Henry, and charlady Mabel Wheeler.

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Production

Studio

Camera set-up

Multi-camera

Picture

Colour

Soundtrack

Soundtrack written by Jimmy Perry and Roy Moore. Theme tune performed by Bob Monkhouse and Paul Shane.

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Thursday 29th December 1988 at 8pm on BBC One

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