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'''Room Service''' is a 1979 [[Thames Television]] comedy series written by [[Jimmy Perry]] without his usual writing partner [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]]. It and Perry's other work without Croft, ''[[High Street Blues]]'' (1989, co-written with Robin Carr) "remain contenders for the title of worst British sitcom".<ref>{{cite web|last=Oliver|first=John|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/479645/|title=Croft, David (1922-2011) and Perry, Jimmy (1923-)|work=BFI screenonline|date=2003–14|accessdate=23 October 2016}}</ref> The cast included [[Penelope Nice]], [[Bryan Pringle]] and [[Matthew Kelly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/service/cast.html|title=British TV Comedy|publisher=TV Comedy Resources|accessdate=21 March 2009}}</ref> | '''Room Service''' is a 1979 [[Thames Television]] comedy series written by [[Jimmy Perry]] without his usual writing partner [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]]. It and Perry's other work without Croft, ''[[High Street Blues]]'' (1989, co-written with Robin Carr) "remain contenders for the title of worst British sitcom".<ref>{{cite web|last=Oliver|first=John|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/479645/|title=Croft, David (1922-2011) and Perry, Jimmy (1923-)|work=BFI screenonline|date=2003–14|accessdate=23 October 2016}}</ref> The cast included [[w:Penelope Nice|Penelope Nice]], [[Bryan Pringle]] and [[w:Matthew Kelly|Matthew Kelly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/service/cast.html|title=British TV Comedy|publisher=TV Comedy Resources|accessdate=21 March 2009}}</ref> | ||
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| Room Service | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Jimmy Perry |
| Starring | Bryan Pringle |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Thames Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 2 January – 13 February 1979 |
Room Service is a 1979 Thames Television comedy series written by Jimmy Perry without his usual writing partner David Croft. It and Perry's other work without Croft, High Street Blues (1989, co-written with Robin Carr) "remain contenders for the title of worst British sitcom".[1] The cast included Penelope Nice, Bryan Pringle and Matthew Kelly.[2]
DVD release
The Complete series was released on DVD on 27 April 2015.
Notes and references
- ^ Oliver, John (2003–14). "Croft, David (1922-2011) and Perry, Jimmy (1923-)". BFI screenonline. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "British TV Comedy". TV Comedy Resources. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
