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The Life Of Riley. Image shows from L to R: Brian Riley (Frank Lincoln), Frank Riley (Bill Maynard). Copyright: Granada Television
The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1975
  • 7 episodes (1 series)

Frank Riley's days of being the carefree widower are interrupted by the return of his puritanical son who needs a job and a place to stay. Stars Bill Maynard, Frank Lincoln, John Comer, Eileen Kennally, Susan Littler and John McKelvey

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1975
Channel
ITV
Episodes
7 (1 series)
Stars
Bill Maynard, Frank Lincoln, John Comer, Eileen Kennally, Susan Littler and John McKelvey
Writer
H.V. Kershaw
Director
Eric Prytherch
Producer
Eric Prytherch
Company

Frank Riley is a widower with an eye for the ladies. He has a decent job as an Insurance Agent at Lancastrian Insurance but his world is about to change when his God-fearing, Welsh-speaking son Brian walks back into his life needing a job and a place to stay. His carefree lifestyle is under threat and his days of debauchery with his lady friend, Ethel, are under scrutiny.

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 6th January 1975 at 8pm on ITV1

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