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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
Series 1, Episode 3 - The Back
It's Sunday and Thora's back's playing up, so Freddie brings her breakfast in bed. It's not long before their quiet morning is disturbed by the doorbell, and when she sees the state of the kitchen she insists on getting up.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 5th May 1964
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 25 minutes
Cast & crew
Thora Hird | Thora Blacklock |
Freddie Frinton | Freddie Blacklock |
Harold Goodwin | Milkman |
Bartlett Mullins | Harry |
Pip Rolls | Paper Boy |
Ronald Wolfe | Writer |
Ronald Chesney | Writer |
John Paddy Carstairs | Director |
John Paddy Carstairs | Producer |
Peter Seddon | Production Designer |
Russ Conway | Composer |
Norman Percival | Composer |