…And Mother Makes Five

infobox television
show_name = ...And Mother Makes Five


caption =
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator = Richard Waring
starring = Wendy Craig
Richard Coleman
Robin Davies
David Parfitt
Maxine Gordon
Valerie Lush
Charlotte Mitchell
Tony Britton
Patricia Routledge
country = United Kingdom
network = ITV
first_aired = 1 May 1974
last_aired = 11 February 1976
num_episodes = 26
imdb_id = 0070966

"...And Mother Makes Five" is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1974 to 1976. Starring Wendy Craig, it is the sequel of "...And Mother Makes Three" and aired for four series. "...And Mother Makes Five" was written by Richard Waring, Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer. Wendy Craig also wrote some episodes under the pseudonym Jonathan Marr. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television.

Background

This sitcom was the follow-up to "...And Mother Makes Three", which had finished in June 1973. The final series had seen Sally Harrison, a widowed mother of two, marrying the antique bookseller, David Redway, the widowed father of one. The two families then became one. The two sitcoms had almost exactly the same cast, although Miriam Mann had been replaced by Maxine Gordon in the role of Jane Redway. In 2004, they came joint 96th in "Britain's Best Sitcom".

Cast

*Wendy Craig - Sally Redway "(formerly Harrison)"
*Richard Coleman - David Redway
*Robin Davies - Simon Redway "(formerly Harrison)"
*David Parfitt - Peter Redway "(formerly Harrison)"
*Maxine Gordon - Jane Redway
*Valerie Lush - Auntie Flo
*Charlotte Mitchell - Monica Spencer
*Tony Britton - Joss Spencer
*Patricia Routledge - Mrs Fletcher

Plot

"...And Mother Makes Five" is basically the same as "...And Mother Makes Three" with domestic problems being the centre of the programme. The children are now older, but as troublesome as before. There are new characters in the form of Joss and Monica Spencer, and Mrs Fletcher.

Episodes

eries One (1974)

#"Where Our caravan Is Resting" (1 May 1974)
#"The Matter of Tiny Feet" (8 May 1974)
#"Seed of Suspicion" (15 May 1974)
#"To the Aid of the Party" (22 May 1974)
#"Wish You Were There" (29 May 1974)
#"If I Can Help Somebody" (5 June 1974)
#"Fair Exchange" (12 June 1974)

eries Two (1974)

#"Love's Labours Lost" (22 October 1974)
#"Double Standards" (29 October 1974)
#"Bridging the Gap" (5 November 1974)
#"For Richer For Poorer" (12 November 1974)
#"Date Data" (19 November 1974)
#"Part of the Furniture" (26 November 1974)

eries Three (1975)

#"Growing Pains" (4 June 1975)
#"Goodbye Mr Turnbull" (1 June 1975)
#"Friends and Neighbours" (18 June 1975)
#"The Mating Test" (25 June 1975)
#"Legs Eleven" (2 July 1975)
#"Art For Art's Sake" (9 July 1975)
#"Recharging the Batteries" (16 July 1975)

eries Four (1976)

#"Words and Pictures" (7 January 1976)
#"None So Blind" (14 January 1976)
#"Love Is A Most Confounded Thing" (21 January 1976)
#"Unlicensed Premises" (28 January 1976)
#"Sally's Diary" (4 February 1976)
#"Jobs for the Boy" (11 February 1976)

External links

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

References

*Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
* [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/amm5/index.html "...And Mother Makes Five"] at British TV Comedy