Mrs Thursday

Mrs Thursday
GenreComedy drama
Created byTed Willis
StarringKathleen Harrison
Hugh Manning
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes38
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyAssociated Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release15 March 1966 (1966-03-15) –
22 December 1967 (1967-12-22)
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Mrs Thursday is a British television comedy-drama produced by Associated Television. The series was devised by Ted Willis and featured scripts by Jack Rosenthal. It stars veteran British actress Kathleen Harrison as Alice Thursday, a Cockney charwoman who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a multinational company upon the death of her employer, as well as his Rolls-Royce and Mayfair mansion. Hugh Manning played Richard Hunter, Mrs. Thursday's butler, business advisor, and confidant. Reg Lye played Bill Lee.

Three series comprising a total of thirty-eight episodes of Mrs Thursday were produced. Series One (13 episodes) was broadcast between March 15 and June 7, 1966; Series Two (13 episodes) between 27 December 1966 and 20 March 1967; and Series Three (12 episodes) between 5 October and 22 December 1967.