The Larkins (1958)
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1958 - 1964
- 40 episodes (6 series)
Early family sitcom starring David Kossoff and Peggy Mount as working class husband and wife Alf and Ada Larkins. Also features Ronan O'Casey, Ruth Trouncer, Hilary Bamberger, Shaun O'Riordan, Barbara Mitchell and more.
- Series 2, Episode 4 repeated Monday at 5:30am on TPTV
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Series 6, Episode 1 - Think Quicker, Vicar
Rumour has it that the Vicar's wife has left him. Ada takes a tray full of food to the vicarage but is horrified to find Mrs. Gannett hired as his new housekeeper. This can only mean one thing: war!
Notes
Originally scheduled to air on 4th July, this episode - and with it, the rest of the series - was delayed by one week due to strike action.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 11th July 1964
- Time
- 9:45pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 35 minutes
Cast & crew
| Peggy Mount | Ada Larkins |
| David Kossoff | Alf Larkins |
| Barbara Mitchell | Hetty Prout |
| Hugh Paddick | Major Osbert Rigby-Soames |
| David Jackson | Lofty |
| Willie Payne | Henry |
| Derry Power | Paddy |
| Hazel Coppen | Mrs. Gannett |
| David Stoll | Vicar |
| Robin Wentworth | Fred Gannett |
| Fred Robinson | Writer |
| Dicky Leeman | Director |
| Alan Tarrant | Producer |
| Alan Pickford | Production Designer |