Life With The Lyons
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Light Programme
- 1950 - 1961
- 260 episodes (11 series)
Family sitcom about a showbiz American couple raising their children in post-war Britain, starring real-life family the Lyons. Stars Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Barbara Lyon and Richard Lyon.
Life With The Lyons
The vintage radio comedy series starring a real-life American family - husband and wife Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels, and their children.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1950, Life With The Lyons was the first UK 'situation comedy'. More than 11 million listeners tuned in to the hilarious fictional misadventures of real-life Hollywood stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyons and their two children, Barbara and Richard, as well as Scottish housekeeper Aggie and next-door neighbours Florrie and Mr Wimple. Such was its popularity that the series ran for 11 years, spawning a TV spin-off, a West End play and two feature films.
Included here are 32 of the very best episodes, among them an early one from the first series and the very last show, Roaming Scandals. Molly Weir co-stars as Aggie, with Doris Rogers as Florrie, and there are special guest appearances from comedian Ted Ray, his son, Robin Ray, and boxer Freddie Mills, as well as cameos from household names including Charles Hawtrey, Roger Delgado and Norman Shelley.
There's never a dull moment in the Lyons household, and these fast, frantic and funny slices of life are sure to have you roaring with laughter!
First released: Thursday 17th February 2022
- Distributor: BBC Digital Audio
- Minutes: 913
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