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Comedy Classics: Man About The House. Image shows left to right: Brian Murphy, Paula Wilcox
Man About The House: 50 Years Of Laughter

Man About The House: 50 Years Of Laughter

  • TV documentary
  • Channel 5
  • 2023
  • 1 episode

An affectionate look back at the 1970s sitcom, featuring exclusive interviews with its stars. Features Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett, Brian Murphy, Brian Cooke, Christopher Biggins and more.

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Comedy Classics: Man About The House. Image shows left to right: Brian Murphy, Paula Wilcox. Credit: Out Of The Blue TV

Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2023
Channel
Channel 5
Episodes
1
Features
Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett, Brian Murphy, Brian Cooke, Christopher Biggins, Melvyn Hayes, Norman Eshley, Robert Elms and more
Producers
Nicky Taylor and Malcolm Donkin
Company

Man About The House first aired 50 years ago, when the idea of a man sharing a flat with two young women was considered shocking. The show made huge stars of its central characters including Richard O'Sullivan as Robin Tripp. The flat downstairs was home to landlords George and Mildred, who would later have their own successful spin-off series. The late Yootha Joyce excelled as the sex-starved Mildred, with Brian Murphy playing her hen-pecked husband.

In this documentary, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett and Murphy share behind-the-scenes stories and, along with Christopher Biggins and Melvyn Hayes, celebrate the show's success, 50 years on.

Additional details

Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Saturday 14th October 2023 at 9:30pm on Channel 5
Episode length
80 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Saturday 15th June 2024 at 4:35pm on C5

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