Has anyone here ever seen this show?

It didnt have a very long run but I love it.


"Not only do you fail in every other way, but you CHEAT at Pooh Sticks!"

I've seen it, It starred Penelope Keith from The Good Life and I think they were trying to do a similar kind of show.

In its time, it was one of the most watched shows on British TV.

Penelope Keith was superb in it.

There were 21 episodes made altogether (1979-1981). Penelope Keith was relatively unknown on British TV before appearing in The Good Life, and TTMB was created as a vehicle for her. It still does pretty well whenever it's rerun on cable. :cool:

Originally posted by japfles

Penelope Keith was superb in it.


it was a great part for her. similar to her role in The Good Life, but actually like this show more. I think I have all of the episodes on tape but does anyone know if its on in syndication anywhere?

It shows up on PBS from time to time. So keep your eyes on your local PBS station for the next airing!:wave:

Originally posted by Marvo301
It shows up on PBS from time to time. So keep your eyes on your local PBS station for the next airing!:wave:

Shows on my PBS station every thursday after the Nightly Business Report and before the BBC World News (10:30 CST)


Nate

I just ordered the entire series on tape--used to watch it when I when my PBS station aired it at night! It'll be great to see it again.

This Britcom Starred Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles and only 4 series were made.

The Series is available on Pal Video and Series 1 has just been released on Region 2 DVD.

A must Buy

My local PBS station aired it this week in it's 3rd annual battle of the britcoms .Included as well were Dad,The fall and rise of Reginald Perrin,High Stakes and Kiss Me Kate.

It was surprisingly subversive in its own way. I remember some terrifically stuck up types who lived near me, always watching the show and talking about how nice it was to have a programme about the 'proper sort of people'. In actual fact though of course it was in part about a self-made Polish immigrant trying to fit in, and how nasty the establishment could be about that. After the last episode, when they showed the snooty types being rude about him, the snooty types who lived near me stopped talking about the show, and never mentioned it again.

Which I found rather amusing. :)

One of the first Brit Comedies that hooked me..Great show..Is it out on DVD?

Dalilah

The first series is, yes. It's probably just R2, but if your player can cope with that you should be able to get it through Amazon.co.uk.