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Summary

Bridget (Sheila Gish) owns a large Regency house in Brighton, Sussex.

In order to meet the cost of running the house, Bridget takes in lodgers.

She agrees to share the house with Frances (Sheila Hancock), a retired headmistress, and Annie (Wendy Craig), a widowed farmer's daughter.

Later, Frances's mother Josephine (Jean Boht) also comes to live in the house.

This was a UK remake of the US sitcom, The Golden Girls. It was a ratings disaster - the original 10-episode first series was dropped after six episodes had been shown, because of very poor viewing figures. The remaining four episodes were shown at the end of the following year.

Cast List

  Sheila Hancock as Frances
  Wendy Craig as Annie
  Sheila Gish as Bridget
  Jean Boht as Josephine

Production Details

Written by:
Susan Harris, Others

Directed by:
James Cellan Jones

Produced by:
Humphrey Barclay

Executive Producer(s):
Al Mitchell

2 series, 11 episodes

Transmitted: 1993-94

TV Channel: ITV

Carlton Television
Humphrey Barclay Productions

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