The Life Of Riley
Frank Riley's days of being the carefree widower are interrupted by the return of his puritanical son who needs a job and a place to stay
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1975
- Channel
- ITV
- Episodes
- 7 (1 series)
- Starring
- Bill Maynard, Frank Lincoln, John Comer, Eileen Kennally, Susan Littler and John McKelvey
- Writer
- H.V. Kershaw
- Director
- Eric Prytherch
- Producer
- Eric Prytherch
Frank Riley is a widower with an eye for the ladies. He has a decent job as an Insurance Agent at Lancastrian Insurance but his world is about to change when his God-fearing, Welsh-speaking son Brian walks back into his life needing a job and a place to stay. His carefree lifestyle is under threat and his days of debauchery with his lady friend, Ethel, are under scrutiny.
- Production company
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 6th January 1975 on ITV at 8pm
- Last new broadcast
- Monday 17th February 1975 on ITV at 8pm
- Length of episodes
- 25 minutes