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{{Infobox television
| image = Rings on Their Fingers.jpg
| genre = [[sitcom|Situation Comedy]]
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator = [[Richard Waring (writer)|Richard Waring]]
| starring = [[Diane Keen]]<br>[[Martin Jarvis (actor)|Martin Jarvis]]<br>[[Tim Barrett (actor)|Tim Barrett]]<br>[[Barbara Lott]]<br>[[John Harvey (actor)|John Harvey]]
| country = United Kingdom
| company = [[BBC]]
| network = [[BBC One|BBC1]]
| producer = [[Harold Snoad]]
| language = English
| first_aired = {{Start date|1978|10|13|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1980|11|27|df=y}}
| num_series = 3
| num_episodes = 20
}}
'''''Rings on Their Fingers''''' is a British television [[sitcom]], written by [[Richard Waring (writer)|Richard Waring]]. It ran from October 1978 to November 1980.

==Plot==
It concerns a young unmarried couple (Sandy Bennett and Oliver Pryde) played by [[Diane Keen]] and [[Martin Jarvis (actor)|Martin Jarvis]]. Sandy wishes to marry whereas Oliver is happy to remain unmarried. During the first series they do marry and in the second series they adjust to married life. A proposed fourth series would have concerned Sandy becoming pregnant unexpectedly, and Sandy and Oliver adapting to parenthood, but the series was not re-commissioned.

==Cast==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Character<ref name="evans" />
!Actor<ref name="evans" />
|-
|Sandy Bennett/Pryde
|[[Diane Keen]]
|-
|Oliver Pryde
|[[Martin Jarvis (actor)|Martin Jarvis]]
|-
|Victor
|[[Tim Barrett (actor)|Tim Barrett]]
|-
|Mr Gordon Bennett
|[[John Harvey (actor)|John Harvey]]
|-
|Mrs Bennett
|[[Barbara Lott]]
|-
|Mr Pryde
|[[Keith Marsh]]
|}

==Episode list==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="display:inline-table;"
|+Series 1
! # !! Title !! Original airdate
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title= What Difference Does A Piece of Paper Make?
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1978|10|13|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title= Lead Me to the Altar
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1978|10|20|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title= The Knot
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1978|10|27|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title= Vive La Difference
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1978|11|03|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title= Wholly Deadlock
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1978|11|10|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title= Party Mood
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1978|11|17|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title= Merry Christmas
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1978|12|23|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="display:inline-table;"
|+Series 2
!# !! Title !! Original airdate
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title= Anniversary Jig
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1979|09|05|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title= A Girl About The House
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1979|09|12|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title= Job Lot
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1979|09|19|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title= Home Market
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1979|09|26|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title= Moving Moments
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1979|10|03|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title= Mother's Old – Pastures New
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1979|10|10|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title= Ours Is A Dosshouse – Ours Is
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1979|10|17|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="display:inline-table;"
|+Series 3
! # !! Title !! Original airdate
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title= It's Not The Thought, It's The Gift
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1980|10|23|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title= Friends & Neighbours
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1980|10|30|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title= If You Can't Beat Them...
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1980|11|06|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title= Ladies' Man
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1980|11|13|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title= Home & Away
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1980|11|20|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title= ...And Joybells on Their Toes
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1980|11|27|df=y}}
|LineColor=3D549A}}
|}

==DVD releases==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! DVD !! Release date
|-
| The Complete Series 1 || 21 May 2012
|-
| The Complete Series 2 || 2 July 2012
|-
| The Complete Series 3 || 6 August 2012
|-
| The Complete Series 1 to 3 Box Set || 3 September 2012
|}

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
* <ref name="evans">{{cite book |last= Evans |first= Jeff |title=The Penguin TV Companion |year=2001 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0-14-051467-8}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0077072|title=Rings on Their Fingers}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|rings_on_their_fingers}}

{{Richard Waring}}

[[Category:BBC television sitcoms]]
[[Category:1978 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1980 British television series endings]]
[[Category:1970s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:1980s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:English-language television shows]]

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