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Summary

Rose Garvey (June Whitfield) lives next door to her sister, Lana Butt (Pat Coombs).

Rose is married to Gerald (Peter Jones) and Lana is married to Harry (Reg Varney).

While the Garveys struggle to make ends meet, the Butts are always 'rolling in money'.

Peter Jones left the programme after the first series and was replaced by Desmond Walter-Ellis.

Cast List

  Reg Varney as Harry Butt
  Pat Coombs as Lana Butt
  Peter Jones as Gerald Garvey (Series 1)
  June Whitfield as Rose Garvey
  Desmond Walter-Ellis as Gerald Garvey (S2-3)

Production Details

Written by:
Ken Hoare, Mike Sharland

Produced by:
David Croft, Eric Fawcett

3 series, 23 episodes

Transmitted: 1966; 1967-68

BBC Television