Fair Exchange aired from September 1962 until September 1963 on CBS.
This hands-across-the-sea comedy concerned 2 middle class families, the Eddie Walkers of New York City, U.S.A., and the Thomas Finches of London, England, who agreed to swap teenage daughters for a year. Eddie and Tommy ( Eddie Foy, Jr, Victor Maddern), had been wartime buddies and now each had a lovely wife ( Dorothy and Sybil played by Audrey Christie, and Diana Chesney), a son Larry and Neville ( Flip Mark, Dennis Waterman), and a daughter ( Lynn Loring, Judy Carne).The scene alternated between New York and London, as the 2 daughters Patty and Heather, expored their new friends and surroundings.
Begun as an unusual experiment in full hour comedy, Fair Exchange ran for only 3 months and was canceled. The unexpected volumn of mail from the show's audience prompted CBS to give it another try. It was trimmed to half an hour and, after a 3 month hiatus, returned in March 1963. The shorter format didn't work either, and the program left the air for good at the end of the season.
Here is Audrey Christie's Obituary from the New York Times
Audrey Christie, 79; Singer and Dancer Became an Actress
Published: December 29, 1989
Audrey Christie, a versatile actress who began her career as a singer and dancer in musical comedies and went on to deft dramatic portrayals, died of emphysema on Dec. 19 at her home in West Hollywood, Calif. She was 79 years old.
Her Broadway successes included ''Sailor, Beware!'' (1933), ''The Women'' (1936), ''I Married an Angel'' (1938), ''Banjo Eyes'' (1941), ''Without Love'' (1942), ''The Voice of the Turtle'' (1943) and ''Light Up the Sky'' (1948). She led second casts of ''The Desk Set'' (1956), ''The Dark at the Top of the Stairs'' (1958) and ''Mame'' (1968).
A major film role was as Natalie Wood's smothering mother in ''Splendor in the Grass'' (1961). Other movies included ''Keeper of the Flame'' (1943), ''Carousel'' (1956) and ''Harper Valley P.T.A.'' (1978). In television, Miss Christie often appeared in live anthology series and in several 1960's situation comedies.
She won one of the first Donaldson Awards for her droll performance as a wartime man-seeker in ''The Voice of the Turtle.''
The actress was born in Chicago, where she attended high school and dancing and acting classes. At 15, she began dancing on a vaudeville circuit and soon graduated to night clubs, radio and plays.
Her husband, Donald Briggs, an actor, died in 1986. Surviving are a son, Jeffrey, of Costa Mesa, Calif.; a sister, Shirley Rapp, of Chicago, and three grandchildren.
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