Alcock and Gander

Alcock and Gander
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Beryl Reid Richard O'Sullivan John Cater
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer(s)	Thames Television
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	5 June – 10 July 1972

Alcock and Gander is a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1972. Starring Beryl Reid and Richard O'Sullivan, it lasted for one series. It was written by Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke, who later wrote Man About the House, where O'Sullivan was the lead male character. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television.

Cast

Beryl Reid - Mrs Marigold Alcock
Richard O'Sullivan - Richard Gander
John Cater - Ernest

Plot

The series starts as Marigold Alcock inherits her husband's business The Alcock Group of Companies upon his death. The companies, whose headquarters are above a strip club in Soho, include Sotheby's Racing Service Ltd and Hugh Blanding's Detective Agency. The elderly Ernest is her office assistant, while her partner is Richard Gander. He was given partnership in the company after a Alcock Economy Coach Tour went wrong.

Episodes

The Safe Breaker (5 June 1972)
Husband In A Hurry (12 June 1972)
Soho Is Too Small (19 June 1972)
Pontoon (26 June 1972)
The Strip Club (3 July 1972)
Artistic Books, Soho, Ltd (10 July 1972)

DVD release

The Complete Series of Alcock and Gander was released by Network DVD in the UK (Region 2) on 26 November 2012.

References

Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
British TV Comedy Guide for Alcock and Gander

External links

Alcock and Gander at the Internet Movie Database
Alcock and Gander at the British Comedy Guide

The situation comedies of Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer

Series entries	The Men from the Ministry (Radio) Round the Horne (Radio, 1968) Father, Dear Father (1968–73) Stop Messing About (Radio, 1969–70) Alcock and Gander (1972) Man About the House (1973–76) George and Mildred (1976–79) Robin's Nest (1977–81) Three's Company (1977) The Ropers (1979) Let There Be Love (1982–83) Tom, Dick and Harriet (1982–83) Full House (1985–86) En fyra för tre (1996)

Film adaptations	Father, Dear Father (1973) No Sex Please, We're British (1973)

Cooke without Mortimer	Keep It in the Family (1980–83) Too Close for Comfort (1980–81) Tripper's Day (1984) Check It Out! (1985) Slinger's Day (1986) Close to Home (1989)

Mortimer without Cooke	Never the Twain (1981–91)

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