After Henry

Prunella Scales stars as a widow who lives with her near-adult daughter and demanding, elderly mother

Another comedy also has this name.

After Henry (1985, Radio 4)

Genre: Sitcom
Broadcast: 1988 - 1992
Channel: ITV
Episodes: 38 (4 series)
Starring: Prunella Scales, Joan Sanderson, Janine Wood, Jonathan Newth, Fanny Rowe, Peggy Ann Wood and Edward de Souza
Writer: Simon Brett
Directors: Peter Frazer-Jones and Liddy Oldroyd
Producers: Peter Frazer-Jones and Bill Shepherd

After the death of her husband, Henry, Sarah has been left pretty well provided for.

Unfortunately, she has also been left with an exacting mother, Eleanor, who is living downstairs, and an adolescent daughter, Clare, who lives upstairs and longs for independence - but only if mother is there to clear up the mess.

Production Details

Production company

Thames Television

Laugh track

Live audience

Broadcast details

First broadcast: Monday 4th January 1988 on ITV at 8pm
Last new broadcast: Monday 24th August 1992 on ITV at 8pm
Length of episodes: 30 minutes

Website links

BBC Comedy Article
An article from the BBC about the background to After Henry
Trash Fiction
An article about the show, particularly focusing on the radio episodes.
IMDb
Wikipedia