| Mrs Thursday | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Ted Willis |
| Starring | Kathleen Harrison Hugh Manning |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Associated Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 15 March 1966 – 22 December 1967 |
Mrs Thursday is a British television comedy-drama produced by Associated Television. The series was devised by Ted Willis and featured scripts by Jack Rosenthal. It stars veteran British actress Kathleen Harrison as Alice Thursday, a Cockney charwoman who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a multinational company upon the death of her employer, as well as his Rolls-Royce and Mayfair mansion. Hugh Manning played Richard Hunter, Mrs. Thursday's butler, business advisor, and confidant. Reg Lye played Bill Lee.
Three series comprising a total of thirty-eight episodes of Mrs Thursday were produced. Series One (13 episodes) was broadcast between 15 March and 7 June 1966; Series Two (13 episodes) between 27 December 1966 and 20 March 1967; and Series Three (12 episodes) between 5 October and 22 December 1967.[citation needed]
Production
"The Train from Dunrich House" was partly filmed at Stapleford Park, and featured its miniature railway.[citation needed]
Commercial release
Only the first two series have been released on DVD, via Network Releasing.
Episode list
Series 1 (first broadcast 15 March – 7 June 1966)
- "A Ride in a Rolls-Royce"
- "Call Me Madam"
- "Family Reunion"
- "Thursday's Child"
- "Honesty Is the Best Policy"
- "The Girl from Fuller Street"
- "The Canvas Jungle"
- "You Don't Have to Book for Buckingham Palace"
- "The Snows of Yesteryear"
- "Hunter's Moon"
- "The Full Dress Affair"
- "The Sitting Tenant"
- "Margate Comes But Once a Year"
Series 2 (first broadcast 27 December 1966 – 20 March 1967)
- "A Little of What You Fancy"
- "Changes Over the Counter"
- "The Train from Dunrich Station"
- "The Duke and I"
- "When My Boy Comes Home"
- "Only Washing and Babies"
- "We Don't Pay London Prices"
- "The Answer Is a Lemon"
- "No Tea for the Tallyman"
- "Up the Garden Path"
- "The Old School Tie Up"
- "A Matter of Time"
- "Charity Begins at the Ball"
Series 3 (first broadcast 5 October – 22 December 1967)
- "News of a Cruise"
- "All in the Same Boat"
- "The Sea, the Sea, the Open Sea"
- "When in Malaga"
- "Two of a Kind"
- "A Genuine Moorish Momento"
- "Spring Time for Hunter"
- "Alice Is at It Again"
- "In the Sea Air"
- "A Question of Being Entitled"
- "Everything in Concert"
- "We Bid You All Goodbye"
External links
- Mrs Thursday at IMDb