Sweet Sixteen. Image shows left to right: Helen Walker (Penelope Keith), Peter Morgan (Christopher Villiers)
Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1983
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Comedy following the relationship between 41-year old property developer Helen and her 24-year old builder Peter after she falls pregnant. Stars Penelope Keith, Christopher Villiers, Mike Grady, Joan Blackham, Victor Spinetti and more.

Sweet Sixteen. Image shows left to right: Helen Walker (Penelope Keith), Peter Morgan (Christopher Villiers)

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1983
Channel
BBC One
Episodes
6 (1 series)
Stars
Penelope Keith, Christopher Villiers, Mike Grady, Joan Blackham, Victor Spinetti, John Rapley and Matthew Solon
Writer
Douglas Watkinson
Director
Gareth Gwenlan
Producer
Gareth Gwenlan
Company

Helen Walker, 41, a tough, uncompromising business woman who runs her own building firm, has broken her golden rule in life of not mixing business with pleasure. Her pleasure is Peter Morgan, 16 years her junior and their chance encounter turns rapidly into a relationship.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 16th October 1983 at 7:15pm on BBC One

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