Love and Kisses (TV series)

infobox television
show_name = Love and Kisses


caption =
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =
starring = Arthur Askey
Lally Bowers
Anthea Askey
Ian Gardiner
Glenn Melvyn
Babara Miller
Danny Ross
country = UK
network = ITV
first_aired = 4 November
last_aired = 2 December 1955
num_episodes = 5
imdb_id = 0247879

"Love and Kisses" was a black-and-white British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1955. It was written by Glenn Melvyn, who also starred in it. It was made for the ITV network by Associated-Rediffusion and was a spin-off series from the film The Love Match (1955) which was also written by and starred Glenn Melvyn.

Cast

*Arthur Askey - Bill Brown
*Lally Bowers - Sal Brown
*Anthea Askey - Rose Brown
*Ian Gardiner - Percy Brown
*Glenn Melvyn - Wally Binns
*Barbara Miller - Emma Binns
*Danny Ross - Alf Hall
*Bernard Graham - Terence Steel
*Leonard Williams - Mr Seymour
*Margaret Anderson - Pam

Plot

Bill Brown is a former engine driver who is now a landlord. His wife is Sal and he has two children, Rose and Percy. His regulars are Alf Hall, a milkman, and Wally Binns, who suffers from a stammer.

Askey himself appears at the beginning and end of each episode.

Episodes

#Episode One (4 November 1955)
#Episode Two (11 November 1955)
#Episode Three (18 November 1955)
#Episode Four (25 November 1955)
#Episode Five (2 December 1955)

Composite Edition

The whole series was cut down for one 2 hour programme, and screened in the North of England on 23 December 1956 by ABC.

References

*Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
* [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/kisses/index.html "Love and Kisses"] at British TV Comedy