The Wackers. Copyright: Thames Television
The Wackers
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1975
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Sitcom about a Liverpudlian family, the Clarksons. Stars Ken Jones, Sheila Fay, David Casey, Alison Steadman, Keith Chegwin and more.
The Wackers. Copyright: Thames Television
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1975
- Channel
- ITV1
- Episodes
- 6 (1 series)
- Stars
- Ken Jones, Sheila Fay, David Casey, Alison Steadman, Keith Chegwin, Joe Gladwin, Pearl Hackney and Bill Dean
- Writer
- Vince Powell
- Director
- Anthony Parker
- Producer
- Anthony Parker
- Company
Mary Clarkson is awaiting the return of her husband, Bill, after two years inside. She had told her three children, Tony, Bernadette and Raymond, that he had gone away to sea to save their feelings. They are a family divided by religion - half Catholic, half Protestant, and by football - half Everton, half Liverpool.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 19th March 1975 at 9:30pm on ITV1