Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1973 - 2016
- 22 episodes (3 series)
Accident-prone Frank Spencer creates havoc wherever he goes; wife Betty can only stand by and watch as he ruins everything. Stars Michael Crawford, Michele Dotrice and Jessica Forte.
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Classic UK TV sitcoms transfer to stage - and thrill the superfans
Fawlty Towers, The Fast Show, Only Fools And Horses ... the vogue for screen-to-stage shows taps into our need for nostalgia.
Rachel Aroesti, The Observer, 11th February 2024Tribute screening for Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em writer Raymond Allen
Tributes have been paid to the writer of the classic sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em at a special screening of some of its most popular scenes.
Richard Latto, BBC, 18th November 2023Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em cinema screening to showcase unseen footage
BBC Radio Solent has organised a special Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em screening in Southampton, featuring restored footage and previously unseen material.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd October 2023Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em at 50: How the sitcom became an enduring classic
As Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em reaches its 50th anniversary, Radio Times magazine looked back at the sitcom's history and it's ongoing influence.
Robert Ross, Radio Times, 28th July 2023Michael Crawford says he nearly died in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em sand stunt
Michael, who devised and performed all of hapless character Frank Spencer's stunts himself, was almost suffocated by a pile of sand - just a few seconds longer and he would have been a goner, he admits.
Karen Rockett, The Mirror, 11th February 2023Comedy Chronicles: One sitcom did 'ave 'em - The strangely short career of Raymond Allen
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em is one of Britain's favourite sitcoms, but for writer Raymond Allen it was almost his only success a comedy writer. Normally sitcoms flop and writers flourish - so why the near-opposite here?
British Comedy Guide, 29th January 2023The 25 funniest Christmas comedy TV specials of all time
The comedy special is as much a part of British Christmas as a family row and mountains of sprouts. This year, comedy shows from Motherland and The Detectorists to Mrs Brown's Boys and Ghosts are returning with festive specials to round off 2022. To celebrate, we countdown the greatest 25 Christmas comedy specials of all time.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2022Michele Dotrice rules out any more reunions as she prepares for Royal role
Betty actress Michele Dotrice has ruled out any more reunion episodes of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.
Bill Borrows, The Mirror, 6th November 2022BBC Four to repeat comedy classics
To link in with the celebrations of 100 years of the BBC, from Saturday 22nd October BBC Four will begin broadcasting classic episodes of sitcoms and sketch shows.
British Comedy Guide, 14th October 2022What a calamity! Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em turned a bit of trouble into comic bliss
As the hapless Frank Spencer, Michael Crawford brought a light touch to the classic 70s sitcom but the stage version with a game Joe Pasquale feels creakier.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th April 2022