George and Mildred

George and Mildred
Title screen
GenreSitcom
Created by
Based onMan About the House
by Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke
Starring
Theme music composer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes38 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time30 minutes
(including adverts)
Production companyThames Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release6 September 1976 (1976-09-06) –
25 December 1979 (1979-12-25)
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George and Mildred is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television and first aired between 1976 and 1979. It is a spin-off from Man About the House, and starred Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as constantly-sparring married couple George and Mildred Roper.[1][2] The premise of the series had George and Mildred leaving their flat as depicted in Man About the House and moving to a modern, upmarket housing estate in Hampton Wick. Their arrival horrifies their snobbish neighbour Jeffrey Fourmile, a middle-class estate agent who fears the Ropers' presence will devalue his home.

It was written by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer. Like many British sitcoms, George and Mildred was made into a film. The movie was dedicated to actress Yootha Joyce who died suddenly in August 1980, just as the cast were about to film a sixth and final series.

  1. ^ Lawson, Mark (15 August 2023). "'Naughty rather than dirty': 50 years of Man About the House, the sitcom that introduced sex to British TV". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ^ "BFI Screenonline: George and Mildred (1976–79)". www.screenonline.org.uk.