In Loving Memory. Image shows from L to R: Billy Henshaw (Christopher Beeny), Ivy Unsworth (Thora Hird). Copyright: Rex
In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1969 - 1986
  • 37 episodes (5 series)

Comedy about an auntie and nephew, Ivy and Billy, who run a family undertakers' business in 1920s Yorkshire. Stars Thora Hird, Christopher Beeny, Colin Farrell, Avis Bunnage, Sherrie Hewson and more.

Episode menu

Series 4, Episode 3 - Blood Will Out

Doubt is cast upon Billy's lineage. Ivy's outraged at such suggestions, but after being forced to spend the night in the deserted, ancestral home of the Aspinall family, to whom the Henshaws were once in service, she begins to wonder if there's something in it.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 12th December 1983
Time
8pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 24th August 2015 4:15pm ITV3
Tuesday 25th August 2015 6:00am ITV3
Thursday 15th October 2015 5:20pm ITV3
Friday 16th October 2015 6:00am ITV3
Monday 14th March 2016 4:50pm ITV3
Tuesday 21st June 2016 4:15pm ITV3
Wednesday 22nd June 2016 6:00am ITV3
Wednesday 14th September 2016 4:05pm ITV3
Thursday 15th September 2016 4:20pm ITV3
Friday 16th September 2016 6:00am ITV3
Friday 17th February 2017 4:15pm ITV3
Monday 20th February 2017 6:00am ITV3
Monday 15th May 2017 6:00am ITV3
Saturday 20th May 2017 4:40am ITV3

Cast & crew

Cast
Thora Hird Ivy Unsworth
Christopher Beeny Billy Henshaw
Colin Farrell Ernie Hadfield
Guest cast
Carmel McSharry Jenny Collier
Gretchen Franklin Great Aunt Gertrude
Patrick Durkin Jack Tetley
Writing team
Dick Sharples Writer
Production team
Ronnie Baxter Director
Ronnie Baxter Producer
Lance Tattersall Editor
Peter Caldwell Production Designer

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