No Place Like Home (sitcom)

"No Place Like Home" was a BBC situation comedy written by Jon Watkins and starred William Gaunt & Patricia Garwood as Arthur & Beryl Crabtree a middle-aged couple who plan for a quiet life once their children have left home. Sadly, it is not to be.

No Place Like Home was broadcast for 5 series between 1983 and 1987.

Cast

*William Gaunt..... Arthur Crabtree (series 1 to series 5)
*Patricia Garwood..... Beryl Crabtree (series 1 to series 5)
*Martin Clunes..... Nigel Crabtree (series 1 to series 3)
*Andrew Charleson..... Nigel Crabtree (series 4 to series 5
*Stephen Watson..... Paul Crabtree (series 1 to series 3)
*Dee Sadler..... Tracy Crabtree (series 1 to series 5)
*Beverley Adams..... Lorraine Codd (series 1 to series 5)
*Daniel Hill..... Raymond Codd (series 1 to series 4)
*Marcia Warren..... Vera Botting (series 1 to series 3)
*Ann Penfold..... Vera Botting (series 5 only)
*Michael Sharvell-Martin..... Trevor Botting (series 1 to series 5)
*Roger Martin..... Roger Duff (series 5 only)

Plot

Arthur & Beryl Crabtree had raised four children and looked forward to the day when their time, once again would be their own. A second honeymoon was planned as the last of their offspring finally left home. However, their hopes were soon dashed as one by one the fledgings returned to the nest, disillusioned with life in the outside world. For the children there was simply no place like home.

Eldest of the Kids was Lorraine (Beverley Adams) who had married Traffic Warden Raymond Codd (Daniel Hill) but quickly cast him aside in the final series. Raymond is replaced by a similar character Roger Duff (Roger Martin) in Lorraine's affections. There was also Nigel, a medical student, Paul and Tracey (and their assorted girlfriends & boyfriends,) while the Crabtrees' dosmetic bliss was also disturbed by their nosy neighbours, the Bottings, particularly the shrieking, animal-loving Vera.

Arthur and Vera's husband Trevor, often escaped to the greenhouse when things became unbearable, seeking solace in a glass of home-made sherry.

References

The Penguin TV Companion by Jeff Evans ISBN 0-140-51467-8

External links

* " [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086771/ No Place Like Home] " at the Internet Movie Database
* " [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/n/noplacelikehome_1299002338.shtml No Place Like Home] " at the BBC Comedy Guide