Take A Letter Mr. Jones...
John Inman stars as Graham Jones, the male personal secretary to a divorced female company executive
- Genre:
- Sitcom
- Broadcast:
- 1981 (ITV)
- Episodes:
- 6 (1 series)
- Starring:
- John Inman, Rula Lenska, Gina Maher, Joan Blackham, Christine Ozanne, Miriam Margolyes, Claudine Bowyer, Allan Mitchell
- Writers:
- Ronald Wolfe, Ronald Chesney
- Production:
- Southern Television
Rula Lenska is Joan Warner, a senior executive at Eight Star International, and John Inman her male secretary, Graham Jones.
Mr. Jones takes care of her at work, and increasingly often at home; Ms. Warner's mad Italian maid rarely manages to handle her daughter, Lucy!
Our Review: This classic role-reversal sitcom is, perhaps inevitably, of a very 'old-school' style of humour. Riotous, camp, outlandish - all the ingredients one would expect from a sitcom of this era.
For fans of this type of comedy - very much in the vein of George & Mildred, Are You Being Served? and Terry & June - it's a very enjoyable watch, but those not so keen might struggle to raise more than the odd titter. Subtle and inventive, it sure ain't.
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