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.
| 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 |
Background
editFollowing 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
editNora 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
editSeries 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
editA 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