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	{{Infobox television		{{Infobox television
	\| alt_name = The Marriage Lines		\| alt_name = The Marriage Lines
	\| image = Marriage_Lines_publicity_still.jpg		\| image = Marriage_Lines_publicity_still.jpg
	\| caption = [[Richard Briers]] as George Starling<br />and [[Prunella Scales]] as Kate Starling		\| caption = [[Richard Briers]] as George Starling<br />and [[w:Prunella Scales\|Prunella Scales]] as Kate Starling
	\| genre = [[British sitcom\|Sitcom]]		\| genre = [[w:British sitcom\|Sitcom]]
	\| runtime = {{plainlist\|		\| runtime = {{plainlist\|
	* 25 minutes (series 1–4)		* 25 minutes (series 1–4)
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	\| writer = [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]]		\| writer = [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]]
	\| starring = {{unbulleted list\|[[Richard Briers]]\|[[Prunella Scales]]\|[[Edward de Souza]]}}		\| starring = {{unbulleted list\|[[Richard Briers]]\|[[w:Prunella Scales\|Prunella Scales]]\|[[w:Edward de Souza\|Edward de Souza]]}}
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| language = English		\| language = English
	\| network = [[BBC 1]]		\| network = [[w:BBC 1\|BBC 1]]
	\| picture_format = [[Black-and-white]], [[405-line]]		\| picture_format = [[w:Black-and-white\|Black-and-white]], [[w:405-line\|405-line]]
	\| audio_format = [[Monaural]]		\| audio_format = [[w:Monaural\|Monaural]]
	\| first_aired = {{Start date\|1963\|8\|16\|df=y}}		\| first_aired = {{Start date\|1963\|08\|16\|df=y}}
	\| last_aired = {{End date\|1966\|6\|3\|df=y}}		\| last_aired = {{End date\|1966\|06\|03\|df=y}}
	\| num_series = 5		\| num_series = 5
	\| num_episodes = 44 + 2 shorts		\| num_episodes = 44 + 2 shorts
	}}		}}
	'''''Marriage Lines''''' is a [[British sitcom\|British television sitcom]] first broadcast between 1963 and 1966. The series gave [[Richard Briers]] and [[Prunella Scales]], its lead stars, a significant boost in their careers. At first titled '''''The Marriage Lines''''', the programme was written by [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]], and was later adapted for radio.		'''''Marriage Lines''''' is a [[w:British sitcom\|British television sitcom]] first broadcast between 1963 and 1966. The series gave [[Richard Briers]] and [[w:Prunella Scales\|Prunella Scales]], its lead stars, a significant boost in their careers. At first titled '''''The Marriage Lines''''', the programme was written by [[Richard Waring (writer)\|Richard Waring]], and was later adapted for radio.

	==Cast==		==Cast==

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{{Short description|BBC TV sitcom 1963–1966}}
{{About||the Australian television play|Marriage Lines (film)}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2012}}
{{Infobox television
| alt_name = The Marriage Lines
| image = Marriage_Lines_publicity_still.jpg
| caption = [[Richard Briers]] as George Starling<br />and [[Prunella Scales]] as Kate Starling
| genre = [[British sitcom|Sitcom]]
| runtime = {{plainlist|
* 25 minutes (series 1–4)
* 30 minutes (series 5)
}}
| writer = [[Richard Waring (writer)|Richard Waring]]
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Richard Briers]]|[[Prunella Scales]]|[[Edward de Souza]]}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| network = [[BBC 1]]
| picture_format = [[Black-and-white]], [[405-line]]
| audio_format = [[Monaural]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1963|8|16|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1966|6|3|df=y}}
| num_series = 5
| num_episodes = 44 + 2 shorts
}}
'''''Marriage Lines''''' is a [[British sitcom|British television sitcom]] first broadcast between 1963 and 1966. The series gave [[Richard Briers]] and [[Prunella Scales]], its lead stars, a significant boost in their careers. At first titled '''''The Marriage Lines''''', the programme was written by [[Richard Waring (writer)|Richard Waring]], and was later adapted for radio.

==Cast==
*[[Richard Briers]] as George Starling
*[[Prunella Scales]] as Kate Starling
*[[Edward de Souza]] as Miles
*[[Ronald Hines]] as Peter
*[[Christine Finn]] as Norah
*[[Diana King (actress)|Diana King]] as Mrs Starling
*[[Geoffrey Sumner]] as Mr Starling
*[[Dorothy Black (actress)|Dorothy Black]] as Kate's mother

==Background==
When Richard Waring was writing ''Marriage Lines'', he had Richard Briers in mind, and also worked with him on ''[[Brothers in Law (TV series)|Brothers in Law]]''. Graeme Muir, the producer of ''Marriage Lines'', also worked on ''Brothers in Law''. In early episodes, ''The Marriage Lines'' was subtitled ''A Quizzical Look at the Early Days of Married Life''.

==Plot==
George and Kate Starling were a newly married couple, and the comedy came from many ordinary domestic situations. George was a junior clerk in an office and wanted the [[public house]] camaraderie of the single man in his office, while Kate got increasingly frustrated by her domestic duties. In the third series, Kate gave birth to a daughter, Helen. The last episode of the fourth series, "Goodbye George – Goodbye Kate", showed the couple going to live in [[Lagos]], Nigeria because of George's job. This was meant to be the last episode, however a fifth series was commissioned. The Starlings returned to England as Kate was pregnant again, and gave birth in the final episode.

==Episodes==
All episodes were 25 minutes, except the fifth series, when the episodes were 30 minutes long. Many episodes are missing from the television archives.<ref name="lost shows">[http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=41ac967d-cc75-44a1-991f-e21e28abd983 "Missing or incomplete episodes for programme MARRIAGE LINES"], lostshows.com</ref>

===Series One (1963)===
#"The Threshold" (16 August 1963)
#"Trial Separation" (23 August 1963)
#"The Bed" (30 August 1963)
#"The Parting" (6 September 1963)
#"Four-Part Harmony" (13 September 1963)
#"The Old Flame" (20 September 1963)
#"The Good Neighbours" (27 September 1963)
#"Party Mood" (4 October 1963)
#"The Anniversary" (11 October 1963)
#"The Old Place" (18 October 1963)

===Christmas Special (1963)===
*Short special as part of ''[[Christmas Night with the Stars]]'' (25 December 1963, missing)<ref>[http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?episode=25efa146-fdd2-4cb4-bf41-802f180d6091 "Missing episode in programme CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE STARS"], lost shows.com</ref>

===Series Two (1964)===
Entire series not known to survive.<ref name="lost shows"/>
#"The Job" (22 May 1964)
#"The Loan" (29 May 1964)
#"Among Our Souvenirs" (5 June 1964)
#"The Move" (12 June 1964)
#"The Convention" (19 June 1964)
#"Happy Birthday" (26 June 1964)
#"Celebration Night" (28 June 1964)
#"The Patient" (5 July 1964)
#"The Martyr" (12 July 1964)
#"Holiday Attractions" (19 July 1964)
#"Financial Consideration" (26 July 1964)
#"The Divorce" (2 August 1964)
#"A Nice Surprise" (9 August 1964)

===Christmas Special (1964)===
*Short special as part of ''Christmas Night with the Stars'' (25 December 64)<ref>''Not'' listed on [http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=81778faa-8063-47b7-be41-c725c5c59ed0 "Missing or incomplete episodes for programme CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE STARS"], lostshows.com</ref>

===Series Three (1965)===
#"The Cuckoo" (5 January 1965)
#"The Waiting Game" (12 January 1965)
#"And Baby Makes Three" (19 January 1965)
#"Nest of Starlings" (26 January 1965)
#"The Ladies' Man" (2 February 1965)
#"The Homecoming" (9 February 1965)
#"Night of Nostalgia" (16 February 1965)

===Series Four (1965)===
Entire series not known to survive.<ref name="lost shows"/>
#"What's in a Name" (22 August 1965)
#"The Dinner" (29 August 1965)
#"Serenade in Two Flats" (5 September 1965)
#"Tropical Magic" (12 September 1965)
#"Migration of Starlings" (19 September 1965)
#"Goodbye George – Goodbye Kate" (26 September 1965)

===Series Five (1966)===
Entire series not known to survive, except where noted.<ref name="lost shows"/>
#"The New Start" (22 April 1966)
#"Back to the Beginning" (29 April 1966)
#"Home Market" (6 May 1966)
#"Big Business" (13 May 1966, sequence(s) exist)
#"Alarums and Excursions" (20 May 1966)
#"First House" (27 May 1966)
#"And Then There Were Five" (3 June 1966)

==DVD releases==
Series One & Three were released on 4 February 2013.

==Radio series==
{{Infobox radio show
| show_name = Marriage Lines
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| other_names =
| format = [[British sitcom|Sitcom]]
| runtime = 30 mins
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| home_station = [[BBC Light Programme]]
| syndicates = [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]]
| television =
| presenter =
| starring = {{unbulleted list| [[Richard Briers]]|[[Prunella Scales]]}}
| writer = [[Richard Waring (writer)|Richard Waring]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1965|05|21|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1967|06|11|df=yes}}
| num_series = 5
| num_episodes = 43 and two short Christmas specials
| audio_format = [[Monaural]]
}}

''Marriage Lines'' was adapted for radio from 1965 to 1967, with Richard Briers and Prunella Scales once again starring. The scripts were also written by Richard Waring. The first series, of 13 episodes, ran from 21 May to 13 August 1965 and the second series, of 13 episodes, from 19 March to 11 June 1967.

The series was repeated on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]] from 13 October 2014 onwards.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04krq1d
|title=Marriage Lines|publisher=[[BBC Online]]
|website=[[iPlayer Radio]]
|accessdate=13 October 2014}}
</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
*[[Mark Lewisohn]], "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", [[BBC Worldwide]] 2003
*[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/marriage/index.html British TV Comedy Guide for ''Marriage Lines'']

==External links==
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|marriage_lines}}
*{{IMDb title|0056773}}

{{Richard Waring}}

[[Category:1960s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:1961 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1966 British television series endings]]
[[Category:BBC Radio comedy programmes]]
[[Category:BBC television sitcoms]]
[[Category:Lost BBC episodes]]
[[Category:Black-and-white British television shows]]
[[Category:English-language television shows]]

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