Andy Capp (TV series)
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Andy Capp | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Reg Smythe |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes (including adverts) |
Production company | Thames Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 22 February 28 March 1988 | –
Andy Capp is a British sitcom based on the cartoon Andy Capp. It starred James Bolam and ran for one series in 1988.[1] It was written by Keith Waterhouse. Unusually, for a sitcom at the time, there was neither a studio audience nor a laugh track during the filming of Andy Capp, and was filmed entirely on location. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television.
Cast
- James Bolam - Andrew "Andy" Capp
- Paula Tilbrook - Flo Capp
- Mike Savage - Bookie
- Keith Smith - Chalkie
- George Waring - Clifford
- John Arthur - Jack
- Jeremy Gittins - Keith
- Andy Mulligan - Meredith
- Ian Bleasdale - Milkie
- Shirley Dixon - Mother-in-law
- Richard Tate - Pawnbroker
- Keith Marsh - Percy
- Susan Brown - Ruby
- Colette Stevenson - Shirley
- Ian Thompson - The Vicar
- Kevin Lloyd - Walter
- Philip Lowrie - Mr Watson
Plot
The sitcom Andy Capp was based on the cartoon strip of the same name that had run since 1957 in
Episodes
- "New Leaf" (22 February 1988)
- "The Sporting Life" (29 February 1988)
- "Flo's New Frock!" (7 March 1988)
- "Love me or leave me?" (14 March 1988)
- "Economy Drive" (21 March 1988)
- "The Anniversary Waltz" (28 March 1988)
DVD release
The Complete Series of Andy Capp was released by [Network DVD in the UK (Region 2) on 11 June 2012.
References
- ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - Andy Capp". 29 January 2005. Archived from the original on 29 January 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2022.