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You're Only Young Twice. Image shows from L to R: Cissie Lupin (Pat Coombs), Flora Petty (Peggy Mount). Copyright: Yorkshire Television
You're Only Young Twice

You're Only Young Twice (1977)

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1977 - 1981
  • 31 episodes (4 series)

For the elderly ladies at Paradise Lodge, life is far from over. Flora Petty and her friends are determined to enjoy their days of companionship. Stars Peggy Mount, Pat Coombs, Lally Bowers, Diana King, Charmian May and more.

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- Series 2, Episode 1 - The Box Number

Cissie places an advert in a newspaper but receives a somewhat unexpected response when it is misunderstood. The police are called, but seem unwilling to help: Flora takes action into her own hands...

Notes

This episode was produced as part of Series 1 in 1977. Some sources erroneously list it as a final, 8th episode in that series, airing on the 25th of October that year, however, it was first broadcast as Episode 1 of Series 2; we have reflected its actual broadcast in our listing.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 5th June 1978
Time
8pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Peggy Mount Flora Petty
Pat Coombs Cissie Lupin
Lally Bowers Dolly Love
Diana King Mildred Fanshaw
Charmian May Miss Milton
Georgina Moon Miss Finch
Johnny Wade Roger
Peggy Ledger Katy O'Rourke
Guest cast
George Innes Sergeant Hobble
Arthur White Mr. Smith
Writing team
Pam Valentine Writer
Michael Ashton Writer
Production team
Graeme Muir Director
Graeme Muir Producer
Colin Pigott Production Designer
Dennis Wilson Composer
Martin Johnson Production Designer

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