Spring & Autumn

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Spring & Autumn
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GenreSitcom
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series4
No. of episodes26
Production
Producers
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 mins
Production companyThames Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release23 October 1972 (1972-10-23) –
1976

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.


Story

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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.