Bowler (TV series)

Bowler
Genre	Crime Comedy Situation Comedy
Created by	John Esmonde & Bob Larbey
Written by	John Esmonde & Bob Larbey
Directed by	Mike Mansfield
Starring	George Baker Fred Beauman Renny Lister
Original language(s)	British
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer(s)	Philip Casson Derrick Goodwin
Release
Original network	LWT ITV
Original release	29 July – 21 October 1973
Chronology
Preceded by	The Fenn Street Gang

Bowler was a short-lived British Sitcom which originally aired on ITV in a single series of 13 episodes between 29 July and 21 October 1973. A situation-comedy, it was a spin-off from The Fenn Street Gang featuring George Baker as East End criminal Stanley Bowler.

Released from prison after serving a prison sentence, Stanley Bowler sets about trying to 'better' himself. The basic premise of the series revolves around Bowler's attempts to develop (and to project to others) a more cultured personality, as he tries (but fails) to understand the fine arts, and to move into higher social circles.

Main cast

George Baker ... Stanley Bowler
Fred Beauman ... Reg
Renny Lister ... Doreen Bowler
Gretchen Franklin ... Mum
Christopher Benjamin ... Supt. Chamberlain
Johnnie Wade ... Nigel

References

External links

Bowler at the Internet Movie Database

Esmonde and Larbey

Sitcoms	Please Sir! (1968–72) The Fenn Street Gang (1971–73) Bowler (1973) Get Some In! (1975–78) The Good Life (1975–78) Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–89) Brush Strokes (1986–91) Mulberry (1992–93) Down to Earth (1995)

Other	The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (film, 1971) Please Sir! (film) (1971)

Larbey alone	On the Up (1990–92) My Good Friend (1995–96)

Larbey with others	A Fine Romance (1981–84) As Time Goes By (1992–2005)

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