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	Upon the premiere of the first episode, originally aired on 22 November 1976, the show's title "Yanks Go Home" raised some mild controversy as the United States had [[United States Bicentennial\|celebrated its bicentennial]] months before. The show received considerable publicity from the network and appeared on the cover of ''[[TV Times]]''.		Upon the premiere of the first episode, originally aired on 22 November 1976, the show's title "Yanks Go Home" raised some mild controversy as the United States had [[United States Bicentennial\|celebrated its bicentennial]] months before. The show received considerable publicity from the network and appeared on the cover of ''[[TV Times]]''.

	The show failed to meet the network's expectations however, mostly due to the concept already having been touched upon in ''Dad's Army'' (such as in the episode ''[[My British Buddy]]'', 3 years and 15 days broadcast before the first episode) but also because of the lack of a regular writing staff. Nearly each episode was written by a different writer which created noticeable inconsistencies as the series progressed. The [[television studio\|studio-based setting]] and [[canned laughter]] {{Citation needed\|reason=Granada, in common with the vast majority of British television companies recorded their sitcoms in front of a live studio audience. What evidence is there that this programme used "canned laughter"?\|date=December 2013}} also lessened the feel in comparison with ''Dad's Army''. The show was cancelled a year later, the final episode airing on 19 September 1977, and was never brought back for a third.		The show failed to meet the network's expectations however, mostly due to the concept already having been touched upon in ''Dad's Army'' (such as in the episode ''[[My British Buddy]]'', 3 years and 15 days broadcast before the first episode) but also because of the lack of a regular writing staff. Nearly each episode was written by a different writer which created noticeable inconsistencies as the series progressed. The [[television studio\|studio-based setting]] and [[canned laughter]] also lessened the feel in comparison with ''Dad's Army''. The show was cancelled a year later, the final episode airing on 19 September 1977, and was never brought back for a third.

	One of the breakout stars of the show was Freddie Earlle (who was in ''Dad's Army'', ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'' and ''Hi-de-Hi!) whose character '''Corporal Pasquale''' was favourably compared to [[Sgt. Bilko]]. The series also featured [[Stuart Damon]] of ''[[The Champions]]'', who also wrote one episode.		One of the breakout stars of the show was Freddie Earlle (who was in ''Dad's Army'', ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'' and ''Hi-de-Hi!) whose character '''Corporal Pasquale''' was favourably compared to [[Sgt. Bilko]]. The series also featured [[Stuart Damon]] of ''[[The Champions]]'', who also wrote one episode.
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	==DVD releases==		==DVD releases==

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{{Short description|British ITV sitcom (1976–77)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Yanks Go Home.jpg
| caption =
| alt_name =
| genre = [[Comedy]]
| creator =
| developer =
| writer = [[H.V. Kershaw]] [[John Stevenson (scriptwriter)|John Stevenson]] Anthony Couch
| director = Eric Prytherch Roger Cheveley
| creative_director =
| presenter =
| starring = [[Meg Johnson (actress)|Meg Johnson]] [[Bruce Boa]] [[Stuart Damon]] [[Catherine Neilson]] [[Peter Sallis]] [[David Ross (actor)|David Ross]] Harry Markham Freddie Earlle [[Alan MacNaughtan|Alan MacNaughton]] [[Lionel Murton]] Richard Oldfield [[Norman Bird]] [[Jay Benedict]]
| judges =
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| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer = Derek Hilton
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 2
| num_episodes = 13
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = Eric Prytherch
| editor =
| location =
| cinematography =
| camera =
| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]]
| distributor =
| channel = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| picture_format =
| audio_format =
| first_aired = {{Start date|1976|11|22|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1977|9|19|df=y}}
| preceded_by =
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'''''Yanks Go Home''''' is a [[British sitcom]] about [[U.S. Army Air Force]]men stationed in [[Lancashire, England]] in the [[World War II|Second World War]]. It was produced and directed by Eric Prytherch for [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]] and broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] between 1976 and 1977. The series ran for 2 series and 13 episodes in total before its cancellation.<ref>{{cite web |author=Memorable TV |title=Yanks Go Home |url=http://www.memorabletv.com/sitcomsxyz.htm |work=UK Sitcoms - Yanks Go Home to Yus M'Dear |publisher=MemorableTV.com |year=2002 }}</ref>

==Plot==
The series focused on a group of [[U.S. Army Air Force]] [[aviator|pilots]] stationed in a small northern town in [[Lancashire, England]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]] and their sometimes tense relationship with the local men, most often over the attentions of the young women in the town. The early interactions and friction between [[United Kingdom–United States relations in World War II|British civilians and the U.S. military during WWII]], best summed up by the wartime slogan of American servicemen "over paid, over sexed, and over here", was intentionally played up for humorous effect in the series.

==Characters==
*'''Phoebe Sankey''' ([[Meg Johnson (actress)|Meg Johnson]])
*'''Sgt. Gus Polaski''' ([[Bruce Boa]])
*'''Cpl. Vince Rossi''' ([[Stuart Damon]])
*'''Doreen Sankey''' ([[Catherine Neilson]])
*'''Harry Duckworth''' ([[David Ross (actor)|David Ross]])
*'''Bert Pickup''' (Harry Markham)
*'''Cpl. Pasquale''' (Freddie Earlle)
*'''Col. Ralph Kruger''' ([[Alan MacNaughtan]])
*'''Col. Irving''' ([[Lionel Murton]])
*'''Pfc. Burford Puckett''' ([[Richard Oldfield]])
*'''Leonard Chambers''' ([[Norman Bird]])
*'''Pvt. Floyd Tutt''' ([[Jay Benedict]])

==Episodes==

===Series 1===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:98%;"
|-
! width="20" | # !! Title !! Writers !! width="120" | Original airdate !! width="120" | Series No.
{{Episode list
|Title=Series One Episode One ''(Somewhere in England)''
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|11|22|df=y}}
|Aux1=
|ProdCode=#1.01
|EpisodeNumber=01
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Series One Episode Two ''(Off Limits)''
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|11|29|df=y}}
|Aux1=
|ProdCode=#1.02
|EpisodeNumber=02
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Series One Episode Three ''(Dear John)''
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|12|6|df=y}}
|Aux1=
|ProdCode=#1.03
|EpisodeNumber=03
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Series One Episode Four ''(Open Day)''
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|12|13|df=y}}
|Aux1=
|ProdCode=#1.04
|EpisodeNumber=04
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Series One Episode Five ''(Brooklyn's Uncle)''
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|12|20|df=y}}
|Aux1=
|ProdCode=#1.05
|EpisodeNumber=05
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Series One Episode Six ''(Rossi Keeps His Cool)''
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|12|27|df=y}}
|Aux1=
|ProdCode=#1.06
|EpisodeNumber=06
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Series One Episode Seven ''(The Liaison Committee)''
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|1|3|df=y}}
|Aux1=
|ProdCode=#1.07
|EpisodeNumber=07
|ShortSummary=
}}
|}

===Series 2===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:98%;"
|-
! width="20" | # !! Title !! Writers !! width="120" | Original airdate !! width="120" | Series No.
{{Episode list
|Title=Series Two Episode One ''(Cooke-Cooke)''
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|8|8|df=y}}
|Aux1=
|ProdCode=#2.01
|EpisodeNumber=08
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Series Two Episode Two ''(The Game of the Name)''
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|8|15|df=y}}
|Aux1=
|ProdCode=#2.02
|EpisodeNumber=09
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Series Two Episode Three ''(Bed of Roses)''
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|8|22|df=y}}
|Aux1=
|ProdCode=#2.03
|EpisodeNumber=10
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Series Two Episode Four ''(Alarm and Despondency)''
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|9|5|df=y}}
|Aux1=
|ProdCode=#2.04
|EpisodeNumber=11
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Series Two Episode Five ''(Some of Our Coal Is Missing)''
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|9|12|df=y}}
|Aux1=
|ProdCode=#2.05
|EpisodeNumber=12
|ShortSummary=
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Series Two Episode Six ''(The First of the G.I. Brides)''
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|9|19|df=y}}
|Aux1=
|ProdCode=#2.06
|EpisodeNumber=13
|ShortSummary=
}}
|}

==Reception==
Upon the premiere of the first episode, originally aired on 22 November 1976, the show's title "Yanks Go Home" raised some mild controversy as the United States had [[United States Bicentennial|celebrated its bicentennial]] months before. The show received considerable publicity from the network and appeared on the cover of ''[[TV Times]]''.

The show failed to meet the network's expectations however, mostly due to the concept already having been touched upon in ''Dad's Army'' (such as in the episode ''[[My British Buddy]]'', 3 years and 15 days broadcast before the first episode) but also because of the lack of a regular writing staff. Nearly each episode was written by a different writer which created noticeable inconsistencies as the series progressed. The [[television studio|studio-based setting]] and [[canned laughter]] {{Citation needed|reason=Granada, in common with the vast majority of British television companies recorded their sitcoms in front of a live studio audience. What evidence is there that this programme used "canned laughter"?|date=December 2013}} also lessened the feel in comparison with ''Dad's Army''. The show was cancelled a year later, the final episode airing on 19 September 1977, and was never brought back for a third.

One of the breakout stars of the show was Freddie Earlle (who was in ''Dad's Army'', ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'' and ''Hi-de-Hi!) whose character '''Corporal Pasquale''' was favourably compared to [[Sgt. Bilko]]. The series also featured [[Stuart Damon]] of ''[[The Champions]]'', who also wrote one episode.
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==DVD releases==

The Complete Series is set to be released on 5 March 2012 by Network DVD.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0074075}}
*{{BFI|4ce2b7bd40624}}

[[Category:1976 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1977 British television series endings]]
[[Category:1970s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:ITV sitcoms]]
[[Category:World War II television comedy series]]
[[Category:Military comedy television series]]
[[Category:Aviation television series]]
[[Category:Television shows produced by Granada Television]]
[[Category:English-language television shows]]

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