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Summary
A sitcom featuring the wonderfully miserable Uncle Mort (Robin Bailey) and the rest of the Brandon family.
Mr Brandon (John Comer) spends his days trying to avoid the sharp tongue of his wife, played by Liz Smith.
Carter Brandon (initially played by Stephen Rae, later by Keith Drinkel) wants to get through life with as little fuss and bother as possible, while his wife Pat (initially played by Anita Carey, then by Liz Goulding) wants her husband to become a "young executive".
Meanwhile, Uncle Staveley (initially played by Bert Palmer, later by Lesley Saroney) wanders around with his best mate's ashes in a cardboard box ("I 'eard that. Pardon!").
The programme was based on several novels by Peter Tinniswood - "A Touch Of Daniel", "I Didn't Know You Cared" and "Except You're A Bird".
Cast List
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Robin Bailey
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Uncle Mort
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John Comer
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Les Brandon
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Liz Smith
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Annie Brandon
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Stephen Rea
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Carter Brandon (Series 1-2)
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Keith Drinkel
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as
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Carter Brandon (Series 3)
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Anita Carey
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Pat Partington/Brandon (Series 1-2)
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Liz Goulding
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Pat Brandon (Series 3)
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Bert Palmer
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Uncle Stavely (Series 1-3)
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Lesley Sarony
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Uncle Stavely (Series 4)
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Deirdre Costello
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Linda Preston
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Gretchen Franklin
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Auntie Lil (Series 1-2)
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Production Details
Written by:
Peter Tinniswood
Produced by:
Bernard Thompson
4 series, 27 episodes
Transmitted: 1975-79
BBC Television
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