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Chintz. Image shows from L to R: Fred Nelson (Christopher Benjamin), Dottie Nelson (Dilys Laye), Kate Carter (Michele Dotrice), Richard Carter (Richard Easton). Copyright: Granada Television
Chintz

Chintz

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1981
  • 7 episodes (1 series)

Kate and Richard Carter are a Cheshire couple: middle class and middle-aged - she is well-meaning but scatterbrained and he is her rock. Stars Michele Dotrice, Richard Easton, Dilys Laye, Christopher Benjamin and Claire Nielson

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Series 1, Episode 3

Richard decides to give an old studio couch to his newly-wed office boy, but finds that Kate has already lent it to the Nelsons - and they seem reluctant to give it back.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 11th May 1981
Time
8pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
25 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Michele Dotrice Kate Carter
Richard Easton Richard Carter
Dilys Laye Dottie Nelson
Christopher Benjamin Fred Nelson
Guest cast
Nicholas Day James Oglethorpe
John D. Collins Joe Wilson
Tom Kelly Billy
Henrietta Baynes (as Hetty Baynes) Susie
Writing team
Peg Lynch Writer
Dilys Laye Writer (Adapted By)
Alex Adams Writer (Adapted By)
Production team
Eric Prytherch Director
Brian Armstrong Producer
Denis Parkin Production Designer
Derek Hilton Composer

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