Hugh and I

infobox television
show_name = Hugh and I


caption =
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 40x25 minutes
31x30 minutes
creator =
starring = Terry Scott
Hugh Lloyd
Vi Stevens
Wallas Eaton
Mollie Sugden
Cyril Smith
Jack Haig
Patricia Hayes
country = UK
network = BBC
first_aired = 17 July 1962
last_aired = 17 January 1967
num_episodes = 71 + 2 shorts
imdb_id = 0055678

"Hugh and I" was a highly successful black-and-white British sitcom that aired from 1962 to 1967. It starred Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd as two friends who shared lodgings with Terry's mother and was followed by a sequel called "Hugh and I Spy".

Only nine episodes are thought to survive after most the master tapes were wiped in the 1970s. "Hugh and I" was written by John Chapman with additional material from John Junkin. The first five series were produced by David Croft.

Cast

*Terry Scott - Himself
*Hugh Lloyd - Himself
*Vi Stevens - Mrs Scott "(series 1 to 5)"
*Wallas Eaton - Mr Crispin "(series 1 to 5)"
*Mollie Sugden - Mrs Crispin "(series 1 to 5)"
*Jacqueline Wallis followed by Jill Curzon - Norma Crispin
*Cyril Smith - Arthur Wormold "(series 1)"
*Jack Haig - Arthur Wormold "(series 2 to 5)"
*Patricia Hayes - Griselda Wormold "(series 1 to 5)"

Plot

Terry Scott is a youngish bachelor who wants to achieve wealth without putting in any hard work. The scheming Terry lives with his mother at 33, Lobelia Avenue in Tooting, London. They have a simple and easily led lodger, Hugh Lloyd, who works at a local aircraft factory and the two often try and make money by one of Scott's schemes. Their next door neighbours, Crispins on one side with Mr Crispin a loud mouth, Mrs Crispin a snob and daughter Norma, chased after by the boys and on the other side, the Wormolds also made frequent appearances. In the fifth series, Hugh won £5000 on the Premium Bonds and the following series showed them undertaking a world cruise.

Episodes

All episodes from the first, fifth and sixth series were 30 minutes, while episodes from the other series were 25 minutes long.

eries One (1962)

#"Episode One" (17 Jul 62)
#"Episode Two" (24 Jul 62)
#"Episode Three" (31 Jul 62)
#"Episode Four" (7 Aug 62)
#"Episode Five" (14 Aug 62)
#"Episode Six" (21 Aug 62)
#"Putting on the Ritz" (28 Aug 62)
#"Episode Eight" (4 Sep 62)
#"Episode Nine" (11 Sep 62)

eries Two (1963)

#"Lost Property" (21 May 63)
#"Trad Fad Lloyd" (28 May 63)
#"Wedding Bells" (4 Jun 63)
#"April In Paris" (11 Jun 63)
#"The Prison Visitor" (18 Jun 63)
#"The 19th Hole" (25 Jun 63)
#"A Turn for the Nurse" (2 Jul 63)
#"Where There's a Will" (9 Jul 63)
#"A Sink of Iniquity" (16 Jul 63)
#"Holding the Baby" (23 Jul 63)
#"The Root of all Evil" (30 Jul 63)
#"A Place In The Sun" (6 Aug 63)

Christmas Special (1963)

*Short Special as part of "Christmas Night with the Stars" (25 Dec 63)

eries Three (1964)

#"New Year Resolution" (4 Jan 64)
#"Pen Friends" (11 Jan 64)
#"Coal Comfort" (22 Feb 64)
#"Emergency Ward" (7 Mar 64)
#"Wheel of Fortune" (14 Mar 64)
#"Central Cheating" (21 Mar 64)
#"Escort Duty" (28 Mar 64)
#"Door To Door" (10 Apr 64)
#"The Girl on the Poster" (17 Apr 64)
#"A Fat Chance of Slimming" (24 Apr 64)
#"The Day of Reckoning" (1 May 64)
#"In The Dog House" (8 May 64)
#"A Chain Reaction" (15 May 64)

Christmas Special (1964)

*Short Special as part of "Christmas Night with the Stars" (25 Dec 64)

eries Four (1965)

#"Mum's Suitor" (3 Jan 65)
#"The Old Folks at Home" (10 Jan 65)
#"Terry Mason" (17 Jan 65)
#"A Brace of Pheasants" (24 Jan 65)
#"The Critics" (7 Feb 65)
#"The White Man's Grave "(14 Feb 65)
#"On The Ball" (21 Feb 65)
#"Going, Going, Gone!" (28 Feb 65)
#"No Business Like Snow Business" (7 Mar 65)
#"A Bird In The Nest" (14 Mar 65)
#"The Chair" (21 Mar 65)
#"Horses For Courses" (28 Mar 65)
#"The Suit" (4 Apr 65)
#"Bun Fight" (11 Apr 65)

eries Five (1966)

#"Night Life" (3 Jan 66)
#"Pot Luck" (10 Jan 66)
#"It Never Rains" (17 Jan 66)
#"Goodbye Dolly" (24 Jan 66)
#"The Gas Man Cometh" (31 Jan 66)
#"Ministering Angel" (7 Feb 66)
#"With a Pinch of Salt" (14 Feb 66)
#"Costume Piece" (21 Feb 66)
#"It's In The Stars" (28 Feb 66)
#"Huntin', Shootin' and Fishin"' (7 Mar 66)
#"Tooting Footlights" (14 Mar 66)
#"The Christening" (21 Mar 66)
#"The Jackpot" (28 Mar 66)

eries Six (1966–67)

#"Troubled Waters" (29 Nov 66)
#"Morocco Bound" (6 Dec 66)
#"Beau Jesters" (13 Dec 66)
#"Arabian Knights" (20 Dec 66)
#"Hold That Tiger" (27 Dec 66)
#"Chinese Crackers" (3 Jan 67)
#"A Touch of the Rising Sun" (10 Jan 67)
#"Adios, Amigos" (17 Jan 67)

Radio

A single episode of "Hugh and I" was adapted for radio by the BBC and was broadcast on 13 June 1963.

References

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