Ffizz is a British television sitcom created by ITV which ran from 9 September 1987 to 29 August 1989 which followed Jack Mowbray (Richard Griffiths) and Hugo Walker (Benjamin Whitrow), who owned a wine business but never had to actually run it until their accountant died leaving them not only with the work but the surprising knowledge that they were out of money. It was directed by Derrick Goodwin and also starred Felicity Montagu as Griselda and Robin Kermode as Allan. It ran for two series totaling twelve episodes. The complete series was released on DVD in the United Kingdom by Network DVD on 3 September 2018.[1]

Ffizz
GenreSitcom
Written byRichard Fegen
Andrew Norriss
Directed byDerrick Goodwin
StarringRichard Griffiths
Benjamin Whitrow
Felicity Montagu
Robin Kermode
Phyllida Law
George Ballantine
ComposerDenis King
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyThames Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release9 September 1987 (1987-09-09) –
29 August 1989 (1989-08-29)

Episodes

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Series 1

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  1. Lilies of the Field
  2. And On the Third Day
  3. Play It By the Book
  4. Pulling Together
  5. The Big Chief
  6. With Friends Like These

Series 2

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  1. Plus Ça Change
  2. Mother Knows Best
  3. Love In Store
  4. A Damn Close Run Thing
  5. Matter of Principle
  6. Sickness and Health

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References

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  1. ^ "DVD Release". Amazon. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. ^ IMDb Ffizz (1987-1989) full cast and crew
  3. ^ IMDb Ffizz tv series
  4. ^ IMDb Ffizz (1987-1989) episode list
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