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	'''''Potter''''' is a [[w:British sitcom\|British sitcom]] written by [[w:Roy Clarke\|Roy Clarke]]. Running for three series, it originally starred [[Arthur Lowe]] as Redvers Potter, a busybody former sweet manufacturer ("Pottermints - the hotter mints") with time on his hands following retirement. Set in suburban South London, the series followed Potter in his various attempts to keep himself occupied by interfering in other people's business.		'''''Potter''''' is a [[British sitcom\|British sitcom]] written by [[Roy Clarke\|Roy Clarke]]. Running for three series, it originally starred [[Arthur Lowe]] as Redvers Potter, a busybody former sweet manufacturer ("Pottermints - the hotter mints") with time on his hands following retirement. Set in suburban South London, the series followed Potter in his various attempts to keep himself occupied by interfering in other people's business.

	The series co-starred [[Noel Dyson]] as his wife Aileen, [[John Barron (actor)\|John Barron]] as the Vicar, Lally Bowers as Redvers' sister Harriet, Ken Wynne as Harriet's eccentric and camp husband Willie and [[John Warner (actor)\|John Warner]] as "Tolly" Tolliver, his next-door neighbour. Characters in later series included [[Harry H. Corbett]] as the comic ex-gangster Harry Tooms and [[Brenda Cowling]] as Jane.<ref>{{IMDb title\|0078670}}, retrieved 3 September 2010</ref>		The series co-starred [[Noel Dyson]] as his wife Aileen, [[John Barron (actor)\|John Barron]] as the Vicar, Lally Bowers as Redvers' sister Harriet, Ken Wynne as Harriet's eccentric and camp husband Willie and [[John Warner (actor)\|John Warner]] as "Tolly" Tolliver, his next-door neighbour. Characters in later series included [[Harry H. Corbett]] as the comic ex-gangster Harry Tooms and [[Brenda Cowling]] as Jane.<ref>{{IMDb title\|0078670}}, retrieved 3 September 2010</ref>

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	'''''Potter''''' is a [[British sitcom]] written by [[Roy Clarke]]. Running for three series, it originally starred [[Arthur Lowe]] as Redvers Potter, a busybody former sweet manufacturer ("Pottermints - the hotter mints") with time on his hands following retirement. Set in suburban South London, the series followed Potter in his various attempts to keep himself occupied by interfering in other people's business.		'''''Potter''''' is a [[w:British sitcom\|British sitcom]] written by [[w:Roy Clarke\|Roy Clarke]]. Running for three series, it originally starred [[Arthur Lowe]] as Redvers Potter, a busybody former sweet manufacturer ("Pottermints - the hotter mints") with time on his hands following retirement. Set in suburban South London, the series followed Potter in his various attempts to keep himself occupied by interfering in other people's business.

	The series co-starred [[Noel Dyson]] as his wife Aileen, [[John Barron (actor)\|John Barron]] as the Vicar, Lally Bowers as Redvers' sister Harriet, Ken Wynne as Harriet's eccentric and camp husband Willie and [[John Warner (actor)\|John Warner]] as "Tolly" Tolliver, his next-door neighbour. Characters in later series included [[Harry H. Corbett]] as the comic ex-gangster Harry Tooms and [[Brenda Cowling]] as Jane.<ref>{{IMDb title\|0078670}}, retrieved 3 September 2010</ref>		The series co-starred [[Noel Dyson]] as his wife Aileen, [[John Barron (actor)\|John Barron]] as the Vicar, Lally Bowers as Redvers' sister Harriet, Ken Wynne as Harriet's eccentric and camp husband Willie and [[John Warner (actor)\|John Warner]] as "Tolly" Tolliver, his next-door neighbour. Characters in later series included [[Harry H. Corbett]] as the comic ex-gangster Harry Tooms and [[Brenda Cowling]] as Jane.<ref>{{IMDb title\|0078670}}, retrieved 3 September 2010</ref>

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{{short description|BBC TV series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Potter (BBC title card).jpg
| caption = Title card of episode one, featuring Arthur Lowe as Potter
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator =
| starring = [[Arthur Lowe]]<br>[[Robin Bailey]]<br>[[Noel Dyson]]
| country = United Kingdom
| network = [[BBC One|BBC1]]
| company = [[BBC]]
| num_series = 3
| num_episodes = 20
| first_aired = {{start date|1979|3|1|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1983|8|28|df=yes}}
}}

'''''Potter''''' is a [[British sitcom]] written by [[Roy Clarke]]. Running for three series, it originally starred [[Arthur Lowe]] as Redvers Potter, a busybody former sweet manufacturer ("Pottermints - the hotter mints") with time on his hands following retirement. Set in suburban South London, the series followed Potter in his various attempts to keep himself occupied by interfering in other people's business.

The series co-starred [[Noel Dyson]] as his wife Aileen, [[John Barron (actor)|John Barron]] as the Vicar, Lally Bowers as Redvers' sister Harriet, Ken Wynne as Harriet's eccentric and camp husband Willie and [[John Warner (actor)|John Warner]] as "Tolly" Tolliver, his next-door neighbour. Characters in later series included [[Harry H. Corbett]] as the comic ex-gangster Harry Tooms and [[Brenda Cowling]] as Jane.<ref>{{IMDb title|0078670}}, retrieved 3 September 2010</ref>

==Episodes==
The first series comprised 6 episodes, and aired in March–April, 1979.

The second series comprised 7 episodes, and aired the following year, from February–April, 1980.

Plans for a third series were already underway when Lowe died (in April 1982), so Lowe was replaced by [[Robin Bailey]] in the 7-episode third series, which aired the following year between July–August 1983, after which the series was discontinued.<ref name=BBC>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050112223434/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/p/potter_7775270.shtml Potter] at the former [[BBC Guide to Comedy]] (archive), retrieved 3 September 2010</ref>

Most episodes end with Potter and the Vicar sitting on a sofa discussing the events that unfolded throughout the episode, and in Series 3 end with them sitting outside in the vicarage.

==Third series==
There were plans that the third series of ''Potter'', starring Arthur Lowe, would be recorded in the summer of 1982, with six further episodes. They would most likely have been broadcast in the spring of 1983.<ref>Arthur Lowe's ''[[Pebble Mill at One]]'' interview, recorded and broadcast live on 15 April 1982, the same day as his death.</ref>

==Reception==
[[Mark Lewisohn]] notes that although many of the characters (long-suffering wife, vicar, neighbour) were sitcom clichés "they seemed less so in the skilled hands of writer Roy Clarke, who had already proved a master of naturally humorous dialogue".<ref name=BBC/>

== Cast and characters ==
* Redvers Potter ([[Arthur Lowe]] (series 1-2), [[Robin Bailey]] (series 3)), a retired sweet manufacturer, who is determined to keep productive in his retirement. He is ignorant towards other people and he considers himself an expert on almost everything. Most times he asserts himself, the recipient of his 'helpful suggestions' ends up worse than they were before he became involved. He is snobbish towards non-English people, the younger generation and also the lower classes. He also overwhelms his wife into doing things that she does not want to do like taking long walks and cutting out on fatty foods although he doesn't do the same. Lowe only appears in the first two series (13 episodes).
* Aileen Potter ([[Noel Dyson]]) Redvers' long suffering wife who clearly loves her husband but is annoyed by his snobbish attitude. She is a stay at home wife. She is the only character who appears in all 20 episodes over the three series.
* Gerald, The Vicar ([[John Barron (actor)|John Barron]])
* Harriet (Lally Bowers)
* Willie (Ken Wynne)
* "Tolly" Tolliver ([[John Warner (actor)|John Warner]])
* Harry Tooms ([[Sydney Tafler]]) (series 1), ([[Harry H. Corbett]]) (series 2)
* Jane ([[Brenda Cowling]]), the vicar's wife

==Novelisation==
A book written by [[Roy Clarke]] and Christine Sparks was released in 1979.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Potter-featuring-Arthur-Lowe-Clarke/dp/B001AH8X3I|title=Potter|date=January 1979|publisher=Corgi}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0078670|Potter}}
* {{British Comedy Guide|tv|Potter}}

{{Roy Clarke}}

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