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	\| runtime = 30 minutes		\| runtime = 30 minutes
	\| creator = [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]]		\| creator = [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]]
	\| starring = [[w:Wendy Craig\|Wendy Craig]]<br>[[Richard Coleman]]<br>[[Robin Davies]]<br>[[w:David Parfitt\|David Parfitt]]<br>[[w:Maxine Gordon\|Maxine Gordon]]<br>[[Valerie Lush]]<br>[[Charlotte Mitchell]]<br>[[Tony Britton]]<br>[[w:Patricia Routledge\|Patricia Routledge]]		\| starring = [[Wendy Craig\|Wendy Craig]]<br>[[Richard Coleman]]<br>[[Robin Davies]]<br>[[David Parfitt\|David Parfitt]]<br>[[Maxine Gordon\|Maxine Gordon]]<br>[[Valerie Lush]]<br>[[Charlotte Mitchell]]<br>[[Tony Britton]]<br>[[Patricia Routledge\|Patricia Routledge]]
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	\| company = [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]]		\| company = [[Thames Television\|Thames Television]]
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	'''''...And Mother Makes Five''''' is a British [[w:situation comedy\|sitcom]] that aired on [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] from 1 May 1974 to 11 February 1976. Starring [[w:Wendy Craig\|Wendy Craig]], it is the sequel of ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]'' and aired for four series. ''...And Mother Makes Five'' was written by [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]], [[w:Brian Cooke\|Brian Cooke]] and [[Johnnie Mortimer]]. Wendy Craig also wrote thirteen of the episodes under the pseudonym Jonathan Marr, including the whole of Series two. It was made for the [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network by [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]].		'''''...And Mother Makes Five''''' is a British [[situation comedy\|sitcom]] that aired on [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] from 1 May 1974 to 11 February 1976. Starring [[Wendy Craig\|Wendy Craig]], it is the sequel of ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]'' and aired for four series. ''...And Mother Makes Five'' was written by [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]], [[Brian Cooke\|Brian Cooke]] and [[Johnnie Mortimer]]. Wendy Craig also wrote thirteen of the episodes under the pseudonym Jonathan Marr, including the whole of Series two. It was made for the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network by [[Thames Television\|Thames Television]].

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	'''''...And Mother Makes Five''''' is a British [[w:situation comedy\|sitcom]] that aired on [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] from 1 May 1974 to 11 February 1976. Starring [[w:Wendy Craig\|Wendy Craig]], it is the sequel of ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]'' and aired for four series. ''...And Mother Makes Five'' was written by [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]], [[w:Brian Cooke\|Brian Cooke]] and [[Johnnie Mortimer]]. Wendy Craig also wrote thirteen of the episodes under the pseudonym Jonathan Marr, including the whole of Series two. It was made for the [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network by [[Thames Television]].		'''''...And Mother Makes Five''''' is a British [[w:situation comedy\|sitcom]] that aired on [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] from 1 May 1974 to 11 February 1976. Starring [[w:Wendy Craig\|Wendy Craig]], it is the sequel of ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]'' and aired for four series. ''...And Mother Makes Five'' was written by [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]], [[w:Brian Cooke\|Brian Cooke]] and [[Johnnie Mortimer]]. Wendy Craig also wrote thirteen of the episodes under the pseudonym Jonathan Marr, including the whole of Series two. It was made for the [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network by [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]].

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	\| runtime = 30 minutes		\| runtime = 30 minutes
	\| creator = [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]]		\| creator = [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]]
	\| starring = [[Wendy Craig]]<br>[[Richard Coleman]]<br>[[Robin Davies]]<br>[[David Parfitt]]<br>[[Maxine Gordon]]<br>[[Valerie Lush]]<br>[[Charlotte Mitchell]]<br>[[Tony Britton]]<br>[[Patricia Routledge]]		\| starring = [[w:Wendy Craig\|Wendy Craig]]<br>[[Richard Coleman]]<br>[[Robin Davies]]<br>[[w:David Parfitt\|David Parfitt]]<br>[[w:Maxine Gordon\|Maxine Gordon]]<br>[[Valerie Lush]]<br>[[Charlotte Mitchell]]<br>[[Tony Britton]]<br>[[w:Patricia Routledge\|Patricia Routledge]]
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	'''''...And Mother Makes Five''''' is a British [[situation comedy\|sitcom]] that aired on [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] from 1 May 1974 to 11 February 1976. Starring [[Wendy Craig]], it is the sequel of ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]'' and aired for four series. ''...And Mother Makes Five'' was written by [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]], [[Brian Cooke]] and [[Johnnie Mortimer]]. Wendy Craig also wrote thirteen of the episodes under the pseudonym Jonathan Marr, including the whole of Series two. It was made for the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network by [[Thames Television]].		'''''...And Mother Makes Five''''' is a British [[w:situation comedy\|sitcom]] that aired on [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] from 1 May 1974 to 11 February 1976. Starring [[w:Wendy Craig\|Wendy Craig]], it is the sequel of ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]'' and aired for four series. ''...And Mother Makes Five'' was written by [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]], [[w:Brian Cooke\|Brian Cooke]] and [[Johnnie Mortimer]]. Wendy Craig also wrote thirteen of the episodes under the pseudonym Jonathan Marr, including the whole of Series two. It was made for the [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] network by [[Thames Television]].

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| starring = [[Wendy Craig]] [[Richard Coleman]] [[Robin Davies]] [[David Parfitt]] [[Maxine Gordon]] [[Valerie Lush]] [[Charlotte Mitchell]] [[Tony Britton]] [[Patricia Routledge]]
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'''''...And Mother Makes Five''''' is a British [[situation comedy|sitcom]] that aired on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] from 1 May 1974 to 11 February 1976. Starring [[Wendy Craig]], it is the sequel of ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]'' and aired for four series. ''...And Mother Makes Five'' was written by [[Richard Waring (writer)|Richard Waring]], [[Brian Cooke]] and [[Johnnie Mortimer]]. Wendy Craig also wrote thirteen of the episodes under the pseudonym Jonathan Marr, including the whole of Series two. It was made for the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network by [[Thames Television]].

==Background==
This sitcom was the follow-up to ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]'', which had finished in June 1973. The final series had seen Sally Harrison, a widowed mother of two sons, marrying the antique bookseller, David Redway, the divorced father of one daughter. The two families then became one. The two sitcoms had almost exactly the same cast, although Miriam Mann had been replaced by [[Maxine Gordon]] in the role of Jane Redway.

==Cast==
*[[Wendy Craig]] - Sally Redway ''(formerly Harrison)''
*[[Richard Coleman]] - David Redway
*[[Robin Davies]] - Simon Redway ''(formerly Harrison)''
*[[David Parfitt]] - Peter Redway ''(formerly Harrison)''
*[[Maxine Gordon]] - Jane Redway
*[[Valerie Lush]] - Auntie Flo
*[[Charlotte Mitchell]] - Monica Spicer
*[[Tony Britton]] - Joss Spicer
*[[Patricia Routledge]] - Mrs Fletcher

==Plot==
''...And Mother Makes Five'' is basically the same as ''...And Mother Makes Three'' with domestic problems being the centre of the programme. The children are now older, but as troublesome as before. There are new characters in the form of Joss and Monica Spicer, and Mrs Fletcher.

==Episodes==

===Series One (1974)===
#"Where Our Caravan Is Resting" (1 May 1974)
#"The Matter of Tiny Feet" (8 May 1974)
#"Seed of Suspicion" (15 May 1974)
#"To the Aid of the Party" (22 May 1974)
#"Wish You Were There" (29 May 1974)
#"If I Can Help Somebody" (5 June 1974)
#"Fair Exchange" (12 June 1974)

===Series Two (1974)===
#"Love's Labours Lost" (22 October 1974)
#"Double Standards" (29 October 1974)
#"Bridging the Gap" (5 November 1974)
#"For Richer For Poorer" (12 November 1974)
#"Date Data" (19 November 1974)
#"Part of the Furniture" (26 November 1974)

===Series Three (1975)===
#"Growing Pains" (4 June 1975)
#"Goodbye Mr Turnbull" (11 June 1975)
#"Friends and Neighbours" (18 June 1975)
#"The Mating Test" (25 June 1975)
#"Legs Eleven" (2 July 1975)
#"Art For Art's Sake" (9 July 1975)
#"Health Through Joy" (16 July 1975)

===Series Four (1976)===
#"Words and Pictures" (7 January 1976)
#"None So Blind" (14 January 1976)
#"Love Is A Most Confounded Thing" (21 January 1976)
#"Unlicenced Premises" (28 January 1976)
#"Sally's Diary" (4 February 1976)
#"Jobs for the Boy" (11 February 1976)

== DVD releases ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! DVD !! Release date
|-
| The Complete Series 1 || 28 May 2012
|-
| The Complete Series 2 || 6 August 2012
|-
| The Complete Series 3 || 1 October 2012
|-
| The Complete Series 4 The Complete Series 1 to 4 Box Set || 26 November 2012
|-
|}

==External links==
*[http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/television/comedy/andmothermakesfive.htm ''...And Mother Makes Five'']{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at Nostalgia Central
*{{IMDb title|0070966}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|and_mother_makes_five}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
* [[Mark Lewisohn]], "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
* [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/amm5/index.html ''...And Mother Makes Five''] at British TV Comedy

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