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Two in Clover

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Two in Clover
Two in Clover titles as used in the second (colour) series.
GenreSitcom
Created byVince Powell
Harry Driver
StarringSid James
Victor Spinetti
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerAlan Tarrant
Running time30 minutes
Production companyThames Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release18 February 1969 (1969-02-18) –
24 March 1970 (1970-03-24)

Two in Clover is a British sitcom that ran for two series from 1969 to 1970. It starred Sid James and Victor Spinetti and was written by Bless This House writing duo Vince Powell and Harry Driver. It was produced and directed by Alan Tarrant. The first series was made in black and white and the second series was made in colour.

It was made by Thames Television for the ITV network.

Plot

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Two city clerks, Sid Turner (James) and Vic Evans (Spinetti), abandon the nine-to-five to run a small farm out in the country. A recurring theme throughout the two series was Sid's love of his Friesian cow "Fanny".

Cast

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Notable guest stars include James Beck, Hermione Baddeley, John Le Mesurier, John Inman, Richard Davies as Vic's Welsh nationalist brother David and Fred Trueman as himself.

Episodes

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Series One (1969)

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  • 1.1. Series 1, Episode 1 (18 February 1969)
  • 1.2. Series 1, Episode 2 (25 February 1969)
  • 1.3. Series 1, Episode 3 (4 March 1969)
  • 1.4. Series 1, Episode 4 (11 March 1969)
  • 1.5. Series 1, Episode 5 (18 March 1969)
  • 1.6. Series 1, Episode 6 (25 March 1969)
  • 1.7. Series 1, Episode 7 (1 April 1969)

Series Two (1970)

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  • 2.1. Series 2, Episode 1 (10 February 1970)
  • 2.2. Series 2, Episode 2 (17 February 1970)
  • 2.3. Series 2, Episode 3 (24 February 1970)
  • 2.4. Series 2, Episode 4 (3 March 1970)
  • 2.5. Series 2, Episode 5 (17 March 1970)
  • 2.6. Series 2, Episode 6 (24 March 1970)

DVD releases

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Both series of Two in Clover have been released on DVD by Network in 2004.

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