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 5 - Cuckoo In The Nest

Unable to satisfy his latest girlfriend, Annie, out on the moors, Billy decides it's time he gets a home of his own. Fortuitously, his cousin Donald arrives unannounced and seems a perfect taker for his old room.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 23rd January 1984
Time
8pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 31st August 2015 4:15pm ITV3
Monday 19th October 2015 5:20pm ITV3
Tuesday 20th October 2015 6:00am ITV3
Wednesday 16th March 2016 4:55pm ITV3
Thursday 23rd June 2016 4:15pm ITV3
Friday 24th June 2016 6:00am ITV3
Monday 19th September 2016 4:15pm ITV3
Tuesday 20th September 2016 6:10am ITV3
Tuesday 21st February 2017 4:15pm ITV3
Wednesday 22nd February 2017 6:00am ITV3
Wednesday 17th May 2017 6:00am ITV3
Monday 22nd May 2017 5:05am ITV3

Cast & crew

Cast
Thora Hird Ivy Unsworth
Christopher Beeny Billy Henshaw
Guest cast
Carmel McSharry Jenny Collier
Carl Rigg Donald Unsworth
Lori Wells (as Lori Wells Keefe) Annie Lawson
Writing team
Dick Sharples Writer
Production team
Ronnie Baxter Director
Ronnie Baxter Producer
Trevor Pugh Editor
Peter Caldwell Production Designer

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