The Incredible Mr Tanner

*The Incredible Mr Tanner*
The Incredible Mr Tanner
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Brian Cooke ; Johnnie Mortimer
Directed by	Peter Frazer-Jones
Starring	Brian Murphy ; Roy Kinnear
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Peter Frazer-Jones
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Thames Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	19 February –; 26 March 1981

The Incredible Mr Tanner was a short-lived British television sitcom which aired on ITV in 1981.^[1] It was scripted by the writing team of Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer, a remake of their earlier series Kindly Leave the Kerb about second-rate escapologist Ernest Tanner with Brian Murphy replacing Peter Butterworth in the role.

Main cast

v t e Situation comedies by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer
Series entries	The Men from the Ministry (Radio) Round the Horne (Radio, 1968) Father, Dear Father (1968–1973) Stop Messing About (Radio, 1969–1970) Kindly Leave the Kerb (1971) Alcock and Gander (1972) Man About the House (1973–1976) George and Mildred (1976–1979) Robin's Nest (1977–1981) Three's Company (1977) The Ropers (1979) The Incredible Mr Tanner (1981) Let There Be Love (1982–1983) Tom, Dick and Harriet (1982–1983) Full House (1985–1986)
Film adaptations	Father, Dear Father (1973) No Sex Please, We're British (1973)
Cooke without Mortimer	Keep It in the Family (1980–1983) Too Close for Comfort (1980–1981) Tripper's Day (1984) Check It Out! (1985) Slinger's Day (1986–1987) Close to Home (1989–1990)
Mortimer without Cooke	Never the Twain (1981–1991)