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Meet The Wife
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1963 - 1966
- 39 episodes (5 series)
Domestic sitcom following working-class northern couple Freddie and Thora Blacklock, a plumber and proud housewife. Stars Thora Hird and Freddie Frinton.
Episode menu
Pilot - The Bed
The couple's bed is well and truly worn out. As old as their marriage, it's more than past its reasonable lifespan and Thora has her eyes set on a new model. But getting a replacement is certainly not without its drawbacks.
Notes
Repeated on Tuesday 14th April 1964 at 7:55 pm, ahead of Series 1 beginning the week after.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 28th December 1963
- Time
- 9:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Thora Hird | Thora Blacklock |
Freddie Frinton | Freddie Blacklock |
Brian Oulton | Salesman |
Lesley Allen | Newly Wed |
Patrick Scanlan | Newly Wed |
Ronald Wolfe | Writer |
Ronald Chesney | Writer |
John Paddy Carstairs | Director |
John Paddy Carstairs | Producer |
Philip Barker | Associate Producer |
Charles Carroll | Production Designer |
Don Banks | Composer |