My Old Man
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My Old Man (sitcom)
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| Format | Sitcom |
| Starring | Clive Dunn Priscilla Morgan Edward Hardwicke |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original run | 3 May 1974 – 12 April 1975 |
My Old Man is a popular but short-lived British sitcom which starred Clive Dunn as retired and embittered engine driver Sam Cobbett.[1] Thirteen episodes were made which were shown in two series of 1974 and 1975.
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Plot
Set in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, the central character, Sam Angelica Cobbett, was a retired and embittered engine driver. He was the last tenant to leave an old house in a road condemned by a council. He then goes to live with his daughter, her posh husband, Arthur, and their young teenage son, Ron, in a flat nearby.
Cast
- Clive Dunn as Sam Cobbett
- Priscilla Morgan as Doris
- Edward Hardwicke as Arthur
- Keith Chegwin as Ron
- George Tovey as Willie
- Jon Laurimore as Andrew
- Peter Mayock as Cyril
Production history
The pilot was one of a series of seven one-offs called Seven of One. It starred Ronnie Barker with Graham Armitage and Ann Beach. When the BBC failed to develop Gerald Frow's script, Yorkshire Television took over and cast Clive Dunn in the lead part while Ronnie Barker focused on his successful roles in Porridge and Open All Hours.
The writers were Gerald Frow and Ian La Frenais. The director was John Duncan while Paddy Russell was the producer. Sydney Lotterby and Harold Snoad produced the BBC pilot.
The location of the main series was unchanged from the pilot.
DVD Release
| DVD | Release date |
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| The Complete Series 1 | 2 August 2010 |
| The Complete Series 2 | 23 January 2012 |
References
- ^ Eye on TV: The First 21 Years of Independent Television. Independent Television Publications. 1976. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-900727-61-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=mCovAAAAMAAJ&pgis=1.
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