British Comedy Guide
Now, Take My Wife.... Image shows from L to R: Jenny Love (Liz Edmiston), Harry Love (Donald Houston), Claire Love (Sheila Hancock). Copyright: BBC
Now, Take My Wife...

Now, Take My Wife...

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1971
  • 14 episodes (1 series)

Family-centric comedy built around the excitable Sheila Love, her husband Harry and daughter Jenny. Stars Sheila Hancock, Donald Houston, Liz Edmiston, Ruth Kettlewell and Kate Brown

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Now, Take My Wife.... Image shows from L to R: Jenny Love (Liz Edmiston), Harry Love (Donald Houston), Claire Love (Sheila Hancock). Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1971
Channel
BBC 1
Episodes
14 (1 pilot + 1 series)
Stars
Sheila Hancock, Donald Houston, Liz Edmiston, Ruth Kettlewell and Kate Brown
Writer
Charles Laurence
Directors
Duncan Wood and Sydney Lotterby
Producers
Duncan Wood and Sydney Lotterby
Company

Additional details

Part of

Comedy Playhouse

Also known as
  • "Now, Take My Wife..."
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 1st April 1971 at 7:40pm on BBC One

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