Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1973 - 2016
- 22 episodes (3 series)
Accident-prone Frank Spencer creates havoc wherever he goes; wife Betty can only stand by and watch as he ruins everything. Stars Michael Crawford, Michele Dotrice and Jessica Forte.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1973 - 2016
- Channel
- BBC 1
- Episodes
- 22 (3 series), plus 1 charity sketch
- Stars
- Michael Crawford, Michele Dotrice and Jessica Forte
- Writers
- Raymond Allen and Michael Crawford
- Directors
- Michael Mills and Sydney Lotterby
- Producers
- Michael Mills and Sydney Lotterby
- Company
To say that Frank Spencer is a one-man walking disaster area would be somewhat of an understatement.
Although ever enthusiastic and well-intentioned, Frank is entirely feckless. An accident-prone, underachieving social misfit, he is loved by his wife and no one else; his will to keep going despite it being obvious to everyone else that he is making things worse is not too ingratiating a trait.
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Additional details
- Also known as
-
- Have A Break, Take A Husband (Working title)
- SMDAE (Acronym)
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Theme tune composed by Ronnie Hazlehurst.
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 15th February 1973 at 8pm on BBC One
- Most recent repeats
-
- Tuesday 26th December 2023 at 6:45pm on BBC2 - Specials
- Monday 18th December 2023 at 6:15pm on BBC2 - Specials
- Sunday 10th December 2023 at 1:20am on BBC4 - Series 3, Episode 6
Recording details
- BBC Television Centre