Thick As Thieves
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1974
- 8 episodes (1 series)
Dobbs is in for a shock when he is released from prison after serving 3 years. He finds his wife is living with his old friend and fellow thief, Stan. Stars John Thaw, Bob Hoskins, Pat Ashton and Johnny Briggs.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1974
- Channel
- ITV
- Episodes
- 8 (1 series)
- Stars
- John Thaw, Bob Hoskins, Pat Ashton and Johnny Briggs
- Writers
- Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
- Director
- Derrick Goodwin
- Producer
- Derrick Goodwin
- Company
Having served a three-year jail sentence, small-time house burglar George Dobbs (Bob Hoskins) is released from prison one day earlier than expected.
But when he arrives back at his Fulham terraced house, it is his best friend and fellow crook, Stan (John Thaw), who opens the door - topless, his face covered in shaving foam, and wearing Dobbs's pyjama bottoms!
It's immediately apparent that while Dobbs has been 'doing time', Stan has been 'doing his missus'. However, wife Annie has affections for both men; a reluctant agreement is reached, and a delicate ménage-à-trois develops...
Additional details
- Production setting
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Theme music by Mike Hugg and Ian La Frenais.
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 1st June 1974 at 8:30pm on ITV1