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{{Short description|British television sitcom series}}
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| starring            = [[Phil McCall]]<br />[[Ron Pember]]<br />Elizabeth Stewart<br />Georgia Mitchell<br />Valerie Walsh<br />Chris Pitt<br />Victoria Hasted<br />[[Martin Turner (actor)|Martin Turner]]<br />[[Johnny Shannon]]<br />Eve Bland<br />Shirley Dixon
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'''''High Street Blues''''' was a short-lived British television sitcom series produced by [[London Weekend Television|LWT]] for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] from 6 January to 10 February 1989. It ran for six episodes, each 30 minutes long.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/high_street_blues/ |title=High Street Blues – Sitcom – British Comedy Guide |publisher=Comedy.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2017-03-26}}</ref> The series starring [[Phil McCall]], [[Ron Pember]], Elizabeth Stewart, Georgia Mitchell, Valerie Walsh, Chris Pitt, Victoria Hasted, [[Martin Turner (actor)|Martin Turner]], [[Johnny Shannon]], Eve Bland and Shirley Dixon.
'''''High Street Blues''''' was a short-lived British television sitcom series produced by [[w:London Weekend Television|LWT]] for [[w:ITV (TV network)|ITV]] from 6 January to 10 February 1989. It ran for six episodes, each 30 minutes long.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/high_street_blues/ |title=High Street Blues – Sitcom – British Comedy Guide |publisher=Comedy.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2017-03-26}}</ref> The series starring [[w:Phil McCall|Phil McCall]], [[w:Ron Pember|Ron Pember]], Elizabeth Stewart, Georgia Mitchell, Valerie Walsh, Chris Pitt, Victoria Hasted, [[w:Martin Turner (actor)|Martin Turner]], [[w:Johnny Shannon|Johnny Shannon]], Eve Bland and Shirley Dixon.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Phil McCall]] as Charlie McFee
* [[w:Phil McCall|Phil McCall]] as Charlie McFee
* [[Ron Pember]] as Chesney Black
* [[w:Ron Pember|Ron Pember]] as Chesney Black
* Elizabeth Stewart as Mavis Drinkwater
* Elizabeth Stewart as Mavis Drinkwater
* Georgia Mitchell as Paula Franks
* Georgia Mitchell as Paula Franks
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* Chris Pitt as Bob Farthing
* Chris Pitt as Bob Farthing
* Victoria Hasted as Susan Drinkwater
* Victoria Hasted as Susan Drinkwater
* [[Martin Turner (actor)|Martin Turner]] as Valentine
* [[w:Martin Turner (actor)|Martin Turner]] as Valentine
* [[Johnny Shannon]] as Sharpe
* [[w:Johnny Shannon|Johnny Shannon]] as Sharpe
* Eve Bland as Sheila
* Eve Bland as Sheila
* Shirley Dixon as managing director.
* Shirley Dixon as managing director.
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0335677|title=High Street Blues}}


[[Category:1989 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1989 British television series debuts]]

Latest revision as of 13:00, 5 October 2022

High Street Blues
High Street Blues.JPG
GenreSituation comedy
Created byRobin Carr
Jimmy Perry
Written byJimmy Perry
Directed byRobin Carr
StarringPhil McCall
Ron Pember
Elizabeth Stewart
Georgia Mitchell
Valerie Walsh
Chris Pitt
Victoria Hasted
Martin Turner
Johnny Shannon
Eve Bland
Shirley Dixon
Theme music composerRod Argent
Peter Van Hooke
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerMarcus Plantin
ProducerRobin Carr
Production locationsWaverley, Surrey, England
Running time30 minutes
Production companyLWT
Original release
NetworkITV
Release6 January (1989-01-06) –
10 February 1989 (1989-02-10)

High Street Blues was a short-lived British television sitcom series produced by LWT for ITV from 6 January to 10 February 1989. It ran for six episodes, each 30 minutes long.[1] The series starring Phil McCall, Ron Pember, Elizabeth Stewart, Georgia Mitchell, Valerie Walsh, Chris Pitt, Victoria Hasted, Martin Turner, Johnny Shannon, Eve Bland and Shirley Dixon.

Cast

  • Phil McCall as Charlie McFee
  • Ron Pember as Chesney Black
  • Elizabeth Stewart as Mavis Drinkwater
  • Georgia Mitchell as Paula Franks
  • Valerie Walsh as Ritta Franks
  • Chris Pitt as Bob Farthing
  • Victoria Hasted as Susan Drinkwater
  • Martin Turner as Valentine
  • Johnny Shannon as Sharpe
  • Eve Bland as Sheila
  • Shirley Dixon as managing director.

References

  1. ^ "High Street Blues – Sitcom – British Comedy Guide". Comedy.org.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2017.