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'''''The Glums''''' is a British [[television sitcom]] which first aired on [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] in 1979. It had its origins in a segment of the 1950s radio show ''[[Take It from Here]]''.<ref>Morgan-Russell p.3</ref> The characters were revived as part of ''[[Bruce Forsyth's Big Night]]'' variety show in 1978, and the following year were given a spin-off which lasted for one series of eight episodes. [[Frank Muir]] and [[Denis Norden]] adapted their original radio scripts for the series. | '''''The Glums''''' is a British [[w:television sitcom|television sitcom]] which first aired on [[w:ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] in 1979. It had its origins in a segment of the 1950s radio show ''[[Take It from Here]]''.<ref>Morgan-Russell p.3</ref> The characters were revived as part of ''[[w:Bruce Forsyth's Big Night|Bruce Forsyth's Big Night]]'' variety show in 1978, and the following year were given a spin-off which lasted for one series of eight episodes. [[Frank Muir]] and [[Denis Norden]] adapted their original radio scripts for the series. | ||
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* [[Ian Lavender]] as Ron | * [[Ian Lavender]] as Ron | ||
* [[Patricia Brake]] as Eth | * [[Patricia Brake]] as Eth | ||
* | * Michael Stainton as Ted the landlord | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:37, 18 August 2022
| The Glums | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Frank Muir Denis Norden |
| Directed by | John Kaye Cooper John Reardon |
| Starring | Jimmy Edwards Ian Lavender Patricia Brake |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Simon Brett |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | London Weekend Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 11 November – 30 December 1979 |
The Glums is a British television sitcom which first aired on ITV in 1979. It had its origins in a segment of the 1950s radio show Take It from Here.[1] The characters were revived as part of Bruce Forsyth's Big Night variety show in 1978, and the following year were given a spin-off which lasted for one series of eight episodes. Frank Muir and Denis Norden adapted their original radio scripts for the series.
Main cast
- Jimmy Edwards as Father
- Ian Lavender as Ron
- Patricia Brake as Eth
- Michael Stainton as Ted the landlord
References
- ^ Morgan-Russell p.3
Bibliography
- Morgan-Russell, Simon. Jimmy Perry and David Croft. Manchester University Press, 2004.
- Slide, Anthony. Wake Up At The Back There: It's Jimmy Edwards. 2018.
External links
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