Sitting Pretty (TV series)

Sitting Pretty
Created byJohn Sullivan
Written byJohn Sullivan
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerSusan Belbin
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release19 November 1992 (1992-11-19) –
29 December 1993 (1993-12-29)
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Sitting Pretty is a 1992 BBC television sitcom written by John Sullivan. The series starred Diane Bull, David Ashford and John Cater and was directed by Susan Belbin and Angela De Chastelai Smith.[1][better source needed]

The series followed the travails of a woman whose millionaire husband dies suddenly. She discovers that her husband's will has left her penniless and she is forced to move back in with her parents and sister on their farm.[1]

The lead role was originally intended to be played by a male lead, but was changed to become the first Sullivan sitcom to feature a female lead since Just Good Friends. However, it is also remembered as the writer's first notable failure.[2]

  1. ^ a b Sitting Pretty at IMDb
  2. ^ "John Sullivan". BFI Screenonline.