The Larkins (1958)
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1958 - 1964
- 40 episodes (6 series)
Early family sitcom starring David Kossoff and Peggy Mount as working class husband and wife Alf and Ada Larkins. Also features Ronan O'Casey, Ruth Trouncer, Hilary Bamberger, Shaun O'Riordan, Barbara Mitchell and more.
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated Saturday 19th October at 7:15am on TPTV
Episode menu
Series 5, Episode 5 - Beatle Drive
Ada is desperate that Alf find Georgie a normal past-time away from books and experimentations, but his attempts fall flat. Meanwhile, they agree to put up Lofty's younger sister, Judy, who brings Beatlemania and the Mersey sound to London.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 7th December 1963
- Time
- 8:10pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 40 minutes
Cast & crew
| Peggy Mount | Ada Larkins |
| David Kossoff | Alf Larkins |
| Barbara Mitchell | Hetty Prout |
| Hugh Paddick | Major Osbert Rigby-Soames |
| David Jackson | Lofty |
| Hugh Walters | Georgie |
| Willie Payne | Henry |
| Annette Robertson | Judy |
| Peter Hempson | Frank |
| Tony Barouch | Brian |
| Colin Spaull | Ken |
| Pete Murray (as Peter Murray) | Self |
| Fred Robinson | Writer |
| Dicky Leeman | Director |
| Alan Tarrant | Producer |
| Bill McPherson | Production Designer |