Mr Digby Darling. Image shows from L to R: Roland Digby (Peter Jones), Thelma Teesdale (Sheila Hancock). Copyright: Yorkshire Television
Mr Digby Darling

Mr Digby Darling

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1969 - 1971
  • 19 episodes (3 series)

Pesticide company middle-manager Roland Digby finds relaxation not at home but in the office, not least thanks to his dedicated secretary, Thelma. Stars Peter Jones, Sheila Hancock and Brian Oulton.

See also

The Rag Trade. Image shows from L to R: Harold Fenner (Peter Jones), Paddy Fleming (Miriam Karlin). Copyright: BBC
 TV

The Rag Trade

Each working day at Fenner's Fashions is a new struggle between the management and the workers.

No - That's Me Over Here!. Image shows from L to R: Ronnie Corbett (Ronnie Corbett), Laura Corbett (Rosemary Leach). Copyright: David Paradine Productions / London Weekend Television
 TV

No - That's Me Over Here!

Ronnie is struggling in the continuing suburban status race, and locked in a bitter rivalry with his condescending neighbour and colleague, Cyril.

The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin. Image shows from L to R: Reginald Perrin (Leonard Rossiter), Doc Morrissey (John Horsley). Copyright: BBC
 TV

The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin

A midlife crisis sitcom about a bored executive who fakes his own suicide and seeks to reinvent himself in a desperate search for purpose and contentment.

Share this page

Donate to British Comedy Guide

Join us in our mission to support and promote British comedy across the decades.

Subscribe to our newsletters

Get all the latest news and information in your inbox, with our range of email newsletters to meet all interests.