Spring & Autumn

Spring & Autumn was a 1970s sitcom about the friendship between a septuagenarian and a teenager, giving both a new chance and lease of life. Stars Jimmy Jewel, Charlie Hawkins, June Barry, Larry Martyn and Jo Warne.

Genre

   Sitcom

Broadcast

   1972 - 1976

Channel

   ITV1

Episodes

   26 (1 pilot + 4 series)

Stars

   Jimmy Jewel, Charlie Hawkins, June Barry, Larry Martyn and Jo Warne

Writers

   Vince Powell and Harry Driver

Directors

   Ronnie Baxter, Mike Vardy and Anthony Parker

Producers

   Ronnie Baxter, Mike Vardy and Anthony Parker

Company

       Thames Television

Tommy Butler, a widower of 70, is becoming more awkward, grouchy and mischievous in his declining years. Which is not good for his daughter who has decided to let him live with her.

Her husband, Brian, is far less enthusiastic, but with Tommy's home condemned and demolished, there's not much alternative. Things are looking grim and stressful all-round, but Tommy's given a new lease of life - and a reason to leave the flat - when he befriends young teenage tearaway Charlie. Additional details

Production

   Studio

Camera set-up

   Multi-camera

Picture

   Colour