The Life Of Riley. Image shows from L to R: Brian Riley (Frank Lincoln), Frank Riley (Bill Maynard). Copyright: Granada Television
The Life Of Riley
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1975
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Frank Riley's days of being the carefree widower are interrupted by the return of his puritanical son who needs a job and a place to stay. Stars Bill Maynard, Frank Lincoln, John Comer, Eileen Kennally, Susan Littler and John McKelvey
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1975
- Channel
- ITV1
- Episodes
- 7 (1 series)
- Stars
- Bill Maynard, Frank Lincoln, John Comer, Eileen Kennally, Susan Littler and John McKelvey
- Writer
- H.V. Kershaw
- Director
- Eric Prytherch
- Producer
- Eric Prytherch
- Company
Frank Riley is a widower with an eye for the ladies. He has a decent job as an Insurance Agent at Lancastrian Insurance but his world is about to change when his God-fearing, Welsh-speaking son Brian walks back into his life needing a job and a place to stay. His carefree lifestyle is under threat and his days of debauchery with his lady friend, Ethel, are under scrutiny.
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- Production
- Studio
- Picture
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Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 6th January 1975 at 8pm on ITV1