British soap opera TV series
Created by Julia Smith & Tony Holland
Produced by BBC
Series: N/A
Debut: February 19, 1985 (BBC 1)
Main cast (1985-90)
The Fowlers (Wendy Richard, Bill Treacher, Todd Carty, Susan Tully)
The Beales (Peter Dean, Gillian Taylforth, Adam Woodyatt, Michelle Collins)
The Watts (Leslie Grantham, Anita Dobson, Letitia Dean, Emma Henry, Samantha Leigh Martin)
The Cottons (June Brown, John Altman)
The Butchers (Pam St Clement, Nick Berry, Sid Owen, Mike Reid, Edna Doré)
The Carpenters (Oscar James, Paul J Medford)
Lou Beale: Anna Wing
Writer(s): Various
Director(s): Various
Producer(s): Various
Theme music by Simon May [Listen on Spotify]
British sitcom TV series
Created by John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
Produced by BBC
Series: four (27 episodes, 1984-89)
Debut: January 29, 1984 (BBC 1)
Main cast
Richard Briers as Martin Bryce
Penelope Wilton as Ann Bryce
Peter Egan as Paul Ryman
Stanley Lebor as Howard Hughes
Geraldine Newman as Hilda Hughes
Writer(s): John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
Director(s): Sydney Lotterby (series 1-2, 1984) Harold Snoad (series 3-4, 1986-87)
Producer(s): Sydney Lotterby (series 1-2, 1984) Harold Snoad (series 3-4, 1986-87)
Theme music: "Prelude No. 15 from Twenty-four Preludes, Op. 34" (Dmitri Shostakovich), performed by Ronnie Price