Haggard (TV series)

Haggard
GenreComedy
Written byEric Chappell
StarringKeith Barron
Reece Dinsdale
Sam Kelly
William Simons
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producerVernon Lawrence
Running time30 minutes
Production companyYorkshire Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release27 January 1990 (1990-01-27) –
30 August 1992 (1992-08-30)
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Haggard is a British TV comedy series, which aired from 27 January 1990 to 30 August 1992. Starring Keith Barron, Reece Dinsdale, Sam Kelly and William Simons.

It was made for the ITV network by Yorkshire Television, and based on Squire Haggard's Journal by Michael Green, more famous for his The Art of Coarse... books.[1]

The series is set during 1777–1778, in the Georgian era, and was about the exploits of Squire Haggard, the Squire's 25-year-old son Roderick, and their servant Grunge.

The show makes use of the production style known as breaking the fourth wall as Fanny Foulacre, Roderick's girlfriend, makes asides to the camera, commenting upon the situations she finds herself in.

  1. ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - Haggard". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 September 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.