...And Mother Makes Three

...And Mother Makes Three is a British sitcom shown on ITV from 27 April 1971 to 27 June 1973. Starring Wendy Craig, it was written by Peter Buchanan, Peter Robinson, Richard Waring and Carla Lane. ...And Mother Makes Three was made for the ITV network by Thames Television.[1]

For the later sitcom, see ...And Mother Makes Five.

...And Mother Makes Three
GenreSitcom
Created byRichard Waring
StarringWendy Craig
Robin Davies
David Parfitt
Valerie Lush
George Selway
Richard Coleman
Miriam Mann
Richard Thorp
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series4
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production company(s)Thames Television
DistributorFremantleMedia
Release
Original networkITV
Original release27 April 1971 (1971-04-27) –
27 June 1973 (1973-06-27)

Cast

Plot

Newly widowed mother Sally Harrison is trying to hold down a job as an assistant to Mr Campbell, a veterinarian. Her children are Simon and Peter, and her aunt Flo lives with them and tries to help. In Series 3 Mr Campbell moves to Scotland and the vet premises is taken over by widower David Redway, an antique bookseller who has a daughter, Jane. David and Sally fall in love.

Episodes

Series One (1971)
  1. "Simon's Holiday" (27 April 1971)
  2. "Birthday Bike" (4 May 1971)
  3. "A Bird in the Hand" (11 May 1971)
  4. "Get Mobile" (18 May 1971)
  5. "School for Love" (25 May 1971)
  6. "Pound of Flesh" (1 June 1971)
  7. "Mr Mum" (8 June 1971)

Series Two (1971–72)
  1. "A Hard Day Out" (2 December 1971)
  2. "The Matchmakers" (9 December 1971)
  3. "Growing Pains" (16 December 1971)
  4. "But How Can I Tell Them?" (23 December 1971)
  5. "Once A Year Day" (30 December 1971)
  6. "All Play and No Work" (6 January 1972)

Short Special (1971)
  • Part of Mike and Bernie Winters' All-Star Christmas Comedy Carnival (25 December 1971)

Series Three (1972)
  1. "Gather Ye Mushrooms While Ye May" (14 September 1972)
  2. "Father Figure" (21 September 1972)
  3. "Girl Talk" (28 September 1972)
  4. "Thank Heaven for Little Girls?" (5 October 1972)
  5. "A Family Affair" (12 October 1972)
  6. "Two Hearts That Beat As One" (19 October 1972)

Series Four (1973)
  1. "Wedding Talk" (16 May 1973)
  2. "Homes, Sweet Homes" (23 May 1973)
  3. "A Home and A Job" (30 May 1973)
  4. "The Eve of the Day" (6 June 1973)
  5. "And Father Makes Five" (13 June 1973)
  6. "Starting Trouble" (20 June 1973)
  7. "The Honeymoon's Over" (27 June 1973)

DVD releases

All four series have been released on DVD in the United Kingdom (Region 2) by Network DVD. A 4-disc set of the complete series has also been released.

DVDRelease date
The Complete Series 131 March 2008
The Complete Series 224 September 2008
The Complete Series 322 June 2009
The Complete Series 419 July 2010
The Complete Series 1 to 4 Box Set8 November 2010

...And Mother Makes Five

In the fourth series of ...And Mother Makes Three Sally Harrison marries David Redway, leading to a sequel called ...And Mother Makes Five.[2]

References
  1. And Mother Makes Three: Production, British TV Comedy, retrieved 13 February 2013
  2. And Mother Makes Three: Summary, British TV Comedy, retrieved 13 February 2013

Further reading
  • Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide, 2003

Locations

The house in the opening credits is in Trowlock Avenue Teddington. Has been remodelled, you can recognise the location.

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