Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)

Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)

infobox television
show_name = Beggar My Neighbour


caption =
format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =
starring = Peter Jones
June Whitfield
Desmond Walter-Ellis
Reg Varney
Pat Coombs
Rosemary Faith
country = UK
network = BBC
first_aired = 24 May 1966
last_aired = 26 March 1968
num_episodes = 23 + 1 short
imdb_id = 0061236

"Beggar My Neighbour" was a black-and-white British sitcom starring Peter Jones, June Whitfield and Desmond Walter-Ellis. It aired from 1966 to 1968 and was written by Ken Hoare and Mike Sharland.

Cast

*Peter Jones - Gerald Garvey "(pilot and series 1)"
*Desmond Walter-Ellis - Gerald Garvey "(from series 2)"
*June Whitfield - Rose Garvey
*Reg Varney - Harry Butt
*Pat Coombs - Lana Butt
*Rosemary Faith - Deidre Garvey "(from series 2)"

Plot

Rose Garvey, and her husband Gerald, live next door to her sister Lana Butt, and her husband Harry, in Larkworthy Road in Muswell Hill in North London. Gerald is an underpaid junior executive, while Harry is a well-paid fitter. The slightly snobbish Gerald makes sure that he and Rose keep up a pretence of them doing well even though they are not. Meanwhile, the Butt's wealth makes Lana put on airs and graces while Hary remains down to earth.

Episodes

Pilot (1966)

*"Pilot" (24 May 66) (part of "Comedy Playhouse")

eries One (1967)

#"Episode One" (13 Mar 67)
#"Episode Two" (20 Mar 67)
#"Episode Three" (27 Mar 67)
#"Episode Four" (3 Apr 67)
#"Episode Five" (10 Apr 67)
#"Episode Six" (17 Apr 67)
#"Episode Seven" (24 Apr 67)

eries Two (1967)

#"Episode One" (2 Jul 67)
#"Episode Two" (9 Jul 67)
#"Episode Three" (16 Jul 67)
#"Episode Four" (23 Jul 67)
#"Episode Five" (30 Jul 67)
#"Episode Six" (6 Aug 67)

pecial (1967)

*Short Special as part of "Christmas Night with the Stars"

eries Three (1968)

#"Old Before My Time" (30 Jan 68)
#"Ask Me No Questions" (6 Feb 68)
#"Is There Anybody There?" (13 Feb 68)
#"Whiter Shade Of Yellow" (20 Feb 68)
#"Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" (27 Feb 68)
#"Grey Flannel Love Suit" (5 Mar 68)
#"What About the Workers?" (12 Mar 68)
#"Whose Baby Are You?" (19 Mar 68)
#"Drink To Me Only" (26 Mar 68)

References

*Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
* [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/beggar/index.html British Sitcom Guide for "Beggar My Neighbour"]


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