# Sob Sisters

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1989 British TV series or programme

Sob Sisters Genre Sitcom Written by Andrew Marshall Directed by Ray Butt Starring Gwen Taylor Polly Adams Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English No. of series 1 No. of episodes 7 Production Running time 30 minutes Production company Central Independent Television Original release Network ITV Release 26 May (1989-05-26) – 7 July 1989 (1989-07-07)

***Sob Sisters*** is a British [television sitcom](/source/Television_sitcom) which aired on [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) in 1989.[1] Following the death of a husband, two sisters move in together despite their strongly contrasting personalities.

Other actors who appeared in episodes of the series include [Mark Kingston](/source/Mark_Kingston), [Maxine Audley](/source/Maxine_Audley), [Jeillo Edwards](/source/Jeillo_Edwards), [Jennifer Croxton](/source/Jennifer_Croxton), [Sue Holderness](/source/Sue_Holderness) and [Tim Barrett](/source/Tim_Barrett_(actor)).

## Main cast

- [Gwen Taylor](/source/Gwen_Taylor) as Liz

- [Polly Adams](/source/Polly_Adams) as Dorothy

- [Freddie Jones](/source/Freddie_Jones) as Leo

- [Philip Bird](/source/Philip_Bird) as Charlie

- [Beryl Cooke](/source/Beryl_Cooke) as Edna

## Episodes

No. Title Original release date 1 "I Don't Think We're in Kansas Anymore" 26 May 1989 (1989-05-26) 2 "Close to the Edge" 2 June 1989 (1989-06-02) 3 "She Wore the Dress, While I Stayed Home" 9 June 1989 (1989-06-09) 4 "Who Was That Gentleman I Saw You with Last Night?" 16 June 1989 (1989-06-16) 5 "Streetwise" 23 June 1989 (1989-06-23) 6 "A Night at the Opera" 30 June 1989 (1989-06-30) 7 "We Need a Little Christmas" 7 July 1989 (1989-07-07)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Perry p.209

## Bibliography

- Perry, Christopher (2015), *The British Television Pilot Episodes Research Guide 1936–2015*

## External links

- [*Sob Sisters*](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/sob_sisters/) at [British Comedy Guide](/source/British_Comedy_Guide)

- [*Sob Sisters*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096702/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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