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Come Back Mrs. Noah. Mrs Gertrude Noah (Mollie Sugden). Copyright: BBC
Come Back Mrs. Noah

Come Back Mrs. Noah

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1977 - 1978
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

It's 2050 and prize-winning housewife Mrs Noah is accidentally launched into orbit while being shown Britain's new space exploration vehicle. Stars Mollie Sugden, Ian Lavender, Donald Hewlett, Michael Knowles, Tim Barrett and more.

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Come Back Mrs. Noah. Mrs Gertrude Noah (Mollie Sugden). Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1977 - 1978
Channel
BBC 1
Episodes
6 (1 pilot + 1 series)
Stars
Mollie Sugden, Ian Lavender, Donald Hewlett, Michael Knowles, Tim Barrett, Gorden Kaye, Ann Michelle, Joe Black and Jennifer Lonsdale
Writers
Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft
Director
Bob Spiers
Producer
David Croft
Company

The year is 2050 and the winner of the 'Modern Housewife Cookery Competion', Mrs Gertrude Noah from Pontefract, is being given a tour of Great Britain's new space exploration vehicle, Britannia Seven. Her televised experience comes to an abrupt end when a technical fault accidentally launches the spacecraft into orbit. She is trapped on board with TV reporter Clive Cunliffe, Carstairs & Fanshaw (Technical Staff) and Garstang from Maintenance and Security.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 13th December 1977 at 8pm on BBC One

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