My Husband and I (1987 TV series)

My Husband and I
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Pam Valentine Michael Ashton
Starring	Mollie Sugden William Moore
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	15
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	9 January 1987 – 20 May 1988

My Husband and I is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1987 to 1988. Starring Mollie Sugden and her husband William Moore, it was written by Pam Valentine and Michael Ashton.

Background

Following the end of That's My Boy, the writers Pam Valentine and Michael Ashton wrote a new sitcom for Mollie Sugden. The result was My Husband and I (which co-starred Sugden's late real-life husband and actor William Moore (Actor).

Like That's My Boy it was also made by Yorkshire Television.

Cast

• Mollie Sugden - Nora Powers
• William Moore - George Powers
• Deddie Davies - Bambi Bamber
• Carol Hawkins - Tracy Cosgrove
• John Horsley - Mr Munday
• Isabelle Lucas - Pearl
• Roberta Tovey - Samantha
• Natasha Gray - Anita
• Jane Ashton - Henrietta

Plot

Nora Powers is the head of personnel at Ashvale Advertising. However, when Nora's retired husband George joins Ashvale Advertising as chief commissionaire, she soon gets very embarrassed.

Episodes

Series One (1987)

1. "Wait Till I Get You Home" (9 January 1987)
2. "The Poor Man at his Gate" (16 January 1987)
3. "A Matter of Discipline" (23 January 1987)
4. "Nobody Wants November" (30 January 1987)
5. "First Impressions" (6 February 1987)
6. "A Woman Obsessed" (13 February 1987)
7. "I Got It Free From the Tea Lady" (20 February 1987)

Christmas Special (1987)

• "No Place Like Home" (18 December 1987)

Series Two (1988)

1. "Of Grave Concern" (8 April 1988)
2. "The Office Person" (15 April 1988)
3. "A Star is Born" (22 April 1988)
4. "The Take Over Bid" (29 April 1988)
5. "On the Carpet" (6 May 1988)
6. "Why Not Borrow George?" (13 May 1988)
7. "Food for Thought" (20 May 1988)

DVD releases

A single episode of My Husband and I has been released by Network DVD on a DVD called "Classic ITV Christmas Comedy".

References

• Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
• My Husband and I at British TV Comedy

External links

• My Husband and I at the Internet Movie Database