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Mann's Best Friends

Mann's Best Friends

TV sitcom
Channel 4
1985
6 episodes (1 series)

Comedy about the misfit residents of a lodging house, their landlord, and the ex-water board official who moves in to try to bring some order. Stars Fulton Mackay, Barry Stanton, Bernard Bresslaw, Patricia Brake, Sara Corper and more.

All cast & crew

Cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Patricia Brake	Dolly Delights View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	5
Bernard Bresslaw	Duncan View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	6
Sara Corper	Phoebe View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	5
Barbara Hicks	Mrs. Mann View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	6
Fulton Mackay	Hamish James Ordway View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	6
Clive Merrison	Irvin View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	5
Liz Smith	Mrs. Anstruther View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	5
Barry Stanton	Henry Mann View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	6

Guest cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Philip Dunbar	Mr. Sissinghurst View episodes Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	1
Sandra Dunbar	Mrs. Miller View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One	1
Janette Foggo	Waitress View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two	1
Chua Kah Joo (as Chua Kahjoo)	Chinese Lodger View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One	1
Rebecca Lacey	Receptionist View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One	1
Reginald Marsh	Mr. Beasley View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One	1
Michael McKevitt	Car Park Attendant View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two	1
Jay Neill	Mr. Merrison View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four	1
Valerie Phillips	Manageress View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two	1
Kim Teoh	Mr. Wang View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	1
Rita Triesman	Mrs. Hislop View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	1
Peter Whitbread	Mr. Fairfax View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One	1
John White	Pilbeam View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four	1
Joyce Windsor	Table Cleaner View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two	1

Writing team
Person	Role	Episode count
Roy Clarke	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	6

Production team
Person	Role	Episode count
Derrick Goodwin	Director View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	6
Derrick Goodwin	Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	6
Colin Bocking	Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One	1
Roger Holmes	Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	2
Tom Kavanagh	Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four	2
Dave Lewinton	Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two	1
Colin Andrews	Production Designer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	6
Dave Mackay	Composer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	6