British Comedy Guide

Big Boy Now!

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1976 - 1977
  • 14 episodes (2 series)

Sitcom about the problems of Tony Marchant, a middle aged, unmarried man and his relationship with his dominant, widowed mother. Stars Leslie Crowther, Fabia Drake, Ronald Lewis, Derek Farr and Bernard Horsfall

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1976 - 1977
Channel
ITV
Episodes
14 (2 series)
Stars
Leslie Crowther, Fabia Drake, Ronald Lewis, Derek Farr and Bernard Horsfall
Writer
Ronnie Taylor
Director
Les Chatfield
Producer
Les Chatfield
Company

Estate agent, Tony Marchant is unable to break free from his mother's apron strings and looks jealously towards his married older brother, Roy. He is reluctant to bring his girlfriends home as mother quickly scares them away and so his main hope of freedom is to persuade her boyfriend, Captain Bingham, to marry her.

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 30th May 1976 at 7:25pm on ITV1

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