
George and Mildred (1976)
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Brian Cooke — Writer
Episodes 2
The Bad Penny
The Ropers finally move into their new house and to help things along Ann Fourmile invites them in for afternoon tea. When they get back home they find themselves locked out and the bath water running away.
Read More... And Women Must Weep
George is talked into applying for a job - however, Mildred is given the position!
Read MoreYour Money or Your Life
Mildred discovers that George has no insurance when a relative dies and the funeral costs are overwhelming. Jeffrey decides to cover the costs but then George changes his mind...
Read MoreWhere My Caravan Has Rested
George finally sells his old car and buys a trashy old caravan. He dumps it on the front lawn and when Mildred's pesky sister and brother-in-law visit, they stay in the Ropers' room, so a stubborn George stays in the caravan. That is, until it is towed away...
Read MoreThe Little Dog Laughed
George tries to cover up the fact that he lost Mildred's puppy by replacing it with a lookalike, but all goes awry when the police bring home the original dog.
Read MoreBest Foot Forward
George threatens to sue when Jeffrey accidentally causes him to fall by moving the ladder as George attempts to fix the TV aerial.
Read MoreMy Husband Next Door
While the Fourmiles are away, George and Mildred decide to get their house decorated by professionals... but the interior designers accidentally redecorate the Fourmiles' house...
Read MoreFamily Planning
Mildred's mother visits, but the family believe that she is too old to look after herself and decide to place her in a home. However, George unexpectedly takes Mildred's mother's side and asks her to stay with them.
Read MoreGeorge & Mildred: The Movie (1980)
George and Mildred is a 1980 British comedy film directed by Peter Frazer Jones. It was an adaptation of the television series of the same name, with Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy reprising their roles as the two title characters. It was written by Dick Sharples
Released on 27 July, less than a month before the death of star Yootha Joyce (who died on 24 August 1980)
Read MoreThe Unforgettable - Yootha Joyce
This is a short documentary about comedy actress Yootha Joyce, looking at her background, personal life and work and career.
Yootha was best known for playing Mildred Roper the TV shows "Man About The House" and it's spin-off "George and Mildred".
Contains archive footage clips of her best performances and interviews with family, friends and co-stars such as Brian Murphy and Sally Thomsett.
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