…And Mother Makes Three

infobox television
show_name = ...And Mother Makes Three


caption =
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator = Richard Waring
starring = Wendy Craig
Robin Davies
David Parfitt
Valerie Lush
George Selway
Richard Coleman
Miriam Mann
country = United Kingdom
network = ITV
first_aired = 27 April 1971
last_aired = 27 June 1973
num_episodes = 27
imdb_id = 0066628

"...And Mother Makes Three" is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1973. Starring Wendy Craig, it was written by Peter Buchanan, Peter Robinson and Richard Waring. "...And Mother Makes Three" was made for the ITV network by Thames Television.

Cast

*Wendy Craig - Sally Harrison
*Robin Davies - Simon Harrison
*David Parfitt - Peter Harrison
*Valerie Lush - Auntie Flo
*George Selway - Mr Campbell
*Richard Coleman - David Redway "(series 3 and 4)"
*Miriam Mann - Jane Redway "(series 3 and 4)"

Plot

Newly widowed mother Sally Harrison is trying to hold down a job as an assistant to Mr Campbell, a vet. Her children are Simon and Peter, and her aunt Flo tries to help. She has an occasional love interest in the form of antique bookseller, widower David Redway, who has a daughter Jane.

Episodes

eries One (1971)

#"Simon's Holiday" (27 April 1971)
#"Birthday Bike" (4 May 1971)
#"A Bird in the Hand" (11 May 1971)
#"Get Mobile" (18 May 1971)
#"School for Love" (25 May 1971)
#"Pound of Flesh" (1 June 1971)
#"Mr Mum" (8 June 1971)

eries Two (1971–72)

#"A Hard Day Out" (2 December 1971)
#"The Matchmakers" (9 December 1971)
#"Growing Pains" (16 December 1971)
#"But How Can I Tell Them?" (23 December 1971)
#"Once A Year Day" (30 December 1971)
#"All Play and No Work" (6 January 1972)

hort Special (1971)

*Part of "Mike and Bernie Winters' All-Star Christmas Comedy Carnival" (25 December 1971)

eries Three (1972)

#"Gather Ye Mushrooms While Ye May" (14 September 1972)
#"Father Figure" (21 September 1972)
#"Girl Talk" (28 September 1972)
#"Thank Heaven for Little Girls?" (5 October 1972)
#"A Family Affair" (12 October 1972)
#"Two Hearts That Beat As One" (19 October 1972)

eries Four (1973)

#"Wedding Talk" (16 May 1973)
#"Homes, Sweet Homes" (23 May 1973)
#"A Home and A Job" (30 May 1973)
#"The Eve of the Day" (6 June 1973)
#"And Father Makes Five" (13 June 1973)
#"Starting Trouble" (20 June 1973)
#"The Honeymoon's Over" (27 June 1973)

DVD releases

The first series has been released on DVD in the United Kingdom (Region 2). The second series is due on 24 September 2008

"...And Mother Makes Five"

In the final series of "...And Mother Makes Three", Sally Harrison marries David Redway and a sequel lead on from this called "...And Mother Makes Five". In 2004, they shared joint 96th place in "Britain's Best Sitcom".

External links

* [http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/tv/comedy/mothermakes3.htm "...And Mother Makes Three"] at Nostalgia Central

References

*Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
* [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/amm3/index.html "...And Mother Makes Three"] at British TV Comedy