A Girl's Best Friend. Image shows from L to R: Lynn Dalton (Carolyn Courage), Audrey Dalton (Zena Walker). Copyright: BBC
A Girl's Best Friend

A Girl's Best Friend

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1974
  • 1 pilot

A 1974 sitcom pilot about a mother who shares her daughter's boyfriends. Broadcast as part of the Comedy Playhouse series. Stars Zena Walker, Carolyn Courage, Reginald Marsh and David Knight.

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1974
Channel
BBC One
Episodes
1 Pilot
Stars
Zena Walker, Carolyn Courage, Reginald Marsh and David Knight
Writer
Donald Churchill
Producer
John Howard Davies
Company

The prospect of sharing your flat with your mother is never an easy one even if it means you are better off financially. However, when Lynn finds out that her mother, Audrey, is also inadvertently sharing her boyfriend she bemoans the fact that she has such an attractive mum.

Additional details

Part of

Comedy Playhouse

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 3rd July 1974 at 9:55pm on BBC One
Episode length
30 minutes