Is It Legal?. Image shows from L to R: Alison (Kate Isitt), Bob Birch (Patrick Barlow), Stella Phelps (Imelda Staunton), Darren (Matthew Ashforde), Colin Lotus (Richard Lumsden). Copyright: Hartswood Films Ltd
Is It Legal?

Is It Legal?

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1 / Channel 4
  • 1995 - 1998
  • 21 episodes (3 series)

Solicitors Lotus, Spackman & Phelps is staffed by an almost entirely inept, but nevertheless well-meaning team - success is not their strongest point. Stars Imelda Staunton, Patrick Barlow, Richard Lumsden, Kate Isitt, Matthew Ashforde and more.

Is It Legal?. Image shows from L to R: Colin Lotus (Richard Lumsden), Stella Phelps (Imelda Staunton), Bob Birch (Patrick Barlow), Alison (Kate Isitt), Darren (Matthew Ashforde). Copyright: Hartswood Films Ltd

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1995 - 1998
Channels
ITV1, Channel 4
Episodes
21 (3 series)
Stars
Imelda Staunton, Patrick Barlow, Richard Lumsden, Kate Isitt, Matthew Ashforde, Jeremy Clyde and Nicole Arumugam
Writer
Simon Nye
Director
Martin Dennis
Producers
Beryl Vertue, Hugh Warren and Al Burgess
Companies

Solicitors Lotus, Spackman & Phelps (of Hounslow High Street) is staffed by an almost completely inept, but nevertheless rather enthusiastic and well-meaning, team.

Headed up by partners Colin Lotus (a young man, hopeless in law but transferred his late father's partnership), Dick Spackman (who isn't especially knowledgable with legal matters but loves sailing, golf and sherry), and Stella Phelps (reasonably talented, but especially prone to mood-swings), the business also comprises office manager Bob (hopelessly in love with Sarah, the delivery girl from the Mr Bappy sandwich bar downstairs), general dogsbody Darren, and the unbelievably lazy and useless secretary Alison ("You're only here because your boyfriend is an estate agent and puts a lot of work our way!").

Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 12th September 1995 at 8:30pm on ITV1

Recording details

  • Teddington Studios
  • Staines and Walton-on-Thames - Locations

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