Hugh and I

Hugh and I
GenreSitcom
Written byJohn T. Chapman
StarringTerry Scott
Hugh Lloyd
Vi Stevens
Wallas Eaton
Mollie Sugden
Cyril Smith
Jack Haig
Patricia Hayes
Music byWally Stott
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes68 + 2 shorts (40 missing)[1]
Production
Running time40x25 minutes
31x30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC TV
Release17 July 1962 (1962-07-17) –
17 January 1967 (1967-01-17)
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Hugh and I is a black-and-white British sitcom that aired from 1962 to 1967.[2] It starred Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd as two friends who shared lodgings with Terry's mother and was followed by a sequel called Hugh and I Spy.[3] The two actors had previously worked together on stage for many years.[4]

Hugh and I was written by John T. Chapman with additional material from John Junkin.[5] Music was by Wally Stott.[6] The first five series were produced by David Croft. 68 episodes were produced over 6 series, as well as two short special episodes as part of the BBC's Christmas Night with the Stars programme in 1963 and 1964 respectively.

  1. ^ Both IMDb and lostshows.com indicate that there were 69 full episodes, the later source was used for the estimate of the number of surviving shows.
  2. ^ "Hugh and I[14/08/62] (1962)". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Hugh and I Spy: The Heights of Madness". 29 January 1968. p. 22 – via BBC Genome.
  4. ^ Barker, Dennis (15 July 2008). "Obituary: Hugh Lloyd". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Hugh and I[21/08/62] (1962)". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Wally Stott". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017.