Meet The Wife. Image shows from L to R: Thora Blacklock (Thora Hird), Freddie Blacklock (Freddie Frinton). Copyright: BBC
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 4, Episode 2 - Her Birthday
Surprise surprise, Freddie's forgotten Thora's birthday - again! A trip to the milliner does not make things any easier for him, and things only get worse that evening when Thora suggests a quick drink in the pub before a nice meal out...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 29th November 1965
- Time
- 7:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Thora Hird | Thora Blacklock |
| Freddie Frinton | Freddie Blacklock |
| Barbara Miller | Mrs Bird |
| Kenneth Thornett (as Keneth Thornett) | Arthur Buckley |
| Diana King | Madame Yvonne |
| Barbara Keogh | Betty, the Barmaid |
| David Carey | Commissionaire |
| Paul Lindley | Man |
| Felix Bownes | Man in Queue |
| Norman Atkins | Cinema Manager |
| Ronald Wolfe | Writer |
| Ronald Chesney | Writer |
| Robin Nash | Director |
| Robin Nash | Producer |
| Chris Pemsel | Production Designer |
| Russ Conway | Composer |
| Dennis Wilson | Composer |