My Wife Jacqueline
| My Wife Jacqueline | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | A.P. Dearsley |
| Starring | Leslie Phillips Joy Shelton Anthea Holloway |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Dicky Leeman |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television Service |
| Release | 30 July – 22 October 1952 |
My Wife Jacqueline is a British sitcom that aired on the BBC Television Service in 1952. It starred Leslie Phillips and Joy Shelton as a young married couple. For Phillips it was his first lead in a television serial.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Leslie Phillips – Tom Bridger
- Joy Shelton – Jacqueline Bridger
- Anthea Holloway – Margaret
Episodes
[edit]My Wife Jacqueline aired on Wednesdays at around 8.30pm.[2] The programme was broadcast live from Lime Grove Studios and believed never to have been recorded.[1][3]
| # | Episode Title | Original Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Mysterious Complaint" | 30 July 1952 |
| 2 | "The Agonies of Courtship" | 13 August 1952 |
| 3 | "Common Interests" | 10 September 1952 |
| 4 | "Getting Margaret Married" | 24 September 1952 |
| 5 | "The Landed Proprietor" | 8 October 1952 |
| 6 | "Happily Ever After" | 22 October 1952 |
Reception
[edit]In his 2006 autobiography, Hello, Phillips said "The script was as light as a feather, with characters who appeared to live in a social, political and cultural vacuum that made Mrs Dale's Diary look like a profound study of social history." He also said "we were all surprised how this production reached the public."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Phillips, Leslie (2006). Hello: The Autobiography. Orion Publishing Group. ISBN 0752868896.
- ^ Lewishohn, Mark (2003). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. London: BBC Worldwide. ISBN 0-563-48755-0.
- ^ "LostShows.com". LostShows.com. 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.