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{{distinguish|text=the 1985 BBC sitcom [[Three Up, Two Down]] or the [[Two-up two-down|type of small house]]}}
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| runtime = 30 minutes
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| starring = [[Paul Nicholas]]<br />[[Su Pollard]]<br />[[Norman Tipton]]<br />Claire Faulconbridge
| country = United Kingdom
| network = [[BBC1]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1979|05|11|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1979|06|15|df=yes}}
| num_episodes = 6
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'''''Two Up, Two Down''''' is a British [[British sitcom|sitcom]] starring [[Paul Nicholas]] and [[Su Pollard]]. It aired for one series in 1979 and marked the television comedy debut of Su Pollard, later to become well known as Peggy in ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]''. It was written by Janey Preger.

==Cast==
*[[Paul Nicholas]] - Jimmy
*[[Su Pollard]] - Flo
*[[Norman Tipton]] - Stan
*Claire Faulconbridge - Sheila

==Plot==
When Stan and Sheila, both fairly strait-laced, move into their new house in [[Manchester]], they discover a pair of [[hippie]]s, Jimmy and Flo, [[squatting]] in their bedroom. As [[Squatting in England and Wales|the law will not remove them quickly]], they decide to share the house. Stan and Sheila are soon fascinated by Jimmy's and Flo's relaxed lifestyle and philosophy.

==Episodes==
The series aired for six episodes broadcast on Fridays on [[BBC One]] at 8.30pm between 11 May 1979 and 15 June 1979.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Title
!Directed by
!Original air date
|-
|1
|What's Yours Is Mine
|Roger Cheveley
|11 May 1979
|-
| colspan="4" |Moving into a new house! It's a big event for Stan and Sheila, but Jimmy and Flo are already there - upstairs, in the front bedroom.
With [[Meg Johnson (actress)|Meg Johnson]] as 1st Woman in precinct, Frances Cox as 2nd Woman in precinct, [[Lizzie Mickery]] (credited as Elizabeth Mickery) as Coriander, and [[Dave Parke]] as Terry.
|-
|2
|The Swap
|Roger Cheveley
|18 May 1979
|-
| colspan="4" |When Jimmy and Flo suggest a lifeswap, Stan and Sheila nervously agree.
|-
|3
|Paper Tigers
|Roger Cheveley
|25 May 1979
|-
| colspan="4" |When Jimmy's bike is crushed at the golf club he decides to expose corruption in high places!
With [[Ivor Roberts (actor)|Ivor Roberts]] as Councillor Foley, and [[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]] as Policeman.
|-
|4
|Pyramidiocy
|Roger Cheveley
|1 June 1979
|-
| colspan="4" |Jimmy and Flo explore the magical powers of the pyramids with spectacular consequences for Stan and Sheila's new freezer.
|-
|5
|I Know What You're Thinking
|Roger Cheveley
|8 June 1979
|-
| colspan="4" |When Hoover, a visitor from America, starts displaying his telepathic powers, Stan decides that he and Sheila should stop being ordinary all the time.
With [[William Hootkins]] as Hoover.
|-
|6
|Meadowlarks
|Roger Cheveley
|15 June 1979
|-
| colspan="4" |A weekend in the country means one thing for Stan and Sheila, but something quite different for Jimmy and Flo.
With Johnny Allan as Farmer Coleclough.
|}

==Theme==
The theme song, also called "Two Up, Two Down", was written by Dominic Bugatti and [[Frank Musker]]. It was sung by Paul Nicholas, and released as a single.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=iq13xQbU3OQ|title = Paul Nicholas Two up, Two Down|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=636027|title = Paul Nicholas Two up Two Down UK Promo 7" vinyl single (7 inch record) (636027)}}</ref>

==Reception==
[[Hazel Holt]], writing in ''[[The Stage]]'', said it was "full of high spirits and innocent amusement. Perhaps Miss Preger's comedic view is too gentle and kind, a keener cutting edge might have sharpened the satire which, here, was inclined to collapse into a sort of woolly benevolence. Nevertheless, it is an original theme and has got off to a promising start."<ref>''The Stage'', 17 May 1979</ref>

The ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' called it, "A yawn in the bedroom," and said, "[It] could have been funny, but the script by Janey Preger, was far from that... [The cast] tried very hard to make this trite offering as funny as possible, but it was the great bore of the evening".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19790512/081/0011 |title= |url-access=subscription |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>

In 2013, Su Pollard said, "Shows stand or fall on whether the people who produce them can sell the idea properly or not. They billed it as a 'comedy drama', which was ludicrous".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leftlion.co.uk/read/2013/september/su-pollard-6172/|title=Interview: Mother Nottingham Su Pollard}}</ref>

==Crew==
* Writer: Janey Preger
* Director: Roger Cheveley
* Producer: Tara Prem
* Costume designer: Gill Hardie
* Set designer: Ian Rawnsley

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[[Mark Lewisohn]], "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
*[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/tutd/index.html British TV Comedy Guide for ''Two Up, Two Down'']

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0078708}}

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