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Gimme Gimme Gimme. Image shows from L to R: Linda (Kathy Burke), Tom (James Dreyfus). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Gimme Gimme Gimme

Gimme Gimme Gimme

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One / BBC Two
  • 1999 - 2001
  • 19 episodes (3 series)

Repulsive, overweight, loudmouth cretin Linda La Hughes shares a flat with Tom Farrell, an extremely camp gay man: both are obsessed with men. Stars Kathy Burke, James Dreyfus, Rosalind Knight, Beth Goddard and Brian Bovell

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Series 1, Episode 1 - Who's That Boy?

Linda and Tom wake up after a heavy night's drinking to find a half-dressed man in their kitchen. Neither recall anything about the evening, nor can find any evidence of having done the deed - but equally, neither can accept the possibility that they didn't but the other did. Just who is this man?

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 8th January 1999
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Kathy Burke Linda
James Dreyfus Tom
Rosalind Knight Beryl
Beth Goddard Suze
Brian Bovell Jez
Guest cast
Zita Sattar Sultana (Checkout Girl)
Writing team
Jonathan Harvey Writer
Kathy Burke Script Editor
Production team
Liddy Oldroyd Director
Sue Vertue Producer
Jon Plowman Executive Producer
Mark Chapman Executive Producer
Peter Bennett-Jones Executive Producer
Mykola Pawluk Editor
James Dillon Production Designer
Philip Pope Composer

Press

Gimme Gimme Gimme (BBC2, Friday) is a new sitcom by Jonathan Harvey starring two first-class performers, the award-winning Kathy Burke and James Dreyfus [...] It's early days yet, and I would venture to say that the lead characters need to settle down in their relationship. Some of the bashing and whacking each other is a bit frenzied and unconvincing. But there were lots of good bits: I liked their inability to resist getting drunk in the middle of the afternoon (I hope that's a runner) and playing silly kiddy games, like pretending to be in Casualty and The Bill.

Peter Bradshaw, Evening Standard, 11th January 1999

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