Richard Griffiths stars as Trevor Beasley, a schoolteacher who treats his new house, job and infant son as inconveniences interrupting his memories of the 1960s. Central Independent Television filmed the 26 episodes in London studios between 1988 and 1990, each running exactly 30 minutes and transmitted on ITV.
Frances de la Tour appears as Trevor’s wife Carol for the first two series, disappearing before the 1990 run, while Tim Healy’s next-door neighbour Brian provides a pragmatic counterweight to Griffiths’ wistful monologues. Paul Makin’s scripts keep the action inside the suburban semi, where avocado bathroom suites and rented video recorders date the domestic skirmishes more precisely than any calendar.
The programme has never been repeated on British television nor released on any physical format, leaving only off-air recordings traded among collectors who remember Griffiths pacing the lounge in his leather slippers, insisting that everything was better before decimal currency.
Production Details
ITV1 / 3 Seasons / 26 Episodes / 1988
Created by: Paul Makin
Writer(s): Paul Makin
Producer(s): Glen Cardno
Main Cast
Tim Healy as Brian Thompson
Richard Griffiths as Trevor Beasley
Robin Bailey as Mr. Beasley
Frances de la Tour as Carol Beasley
Anita Carey as Linda
