...And Mother Makes Three

the later sitcom ...And Mother Makes Five August 2024 May 2014 TV_sitcom_"...And_Mother_Makes_Three".jpg David Parfitt, Wendy Craig, Robin Davies Sitcom 30 minutes Richard Waring Wendy Craig Robin Davies David Parfitt Valerie Lush George Selway Richard Coleman English United Kingdom Thames Television ITV 1971 04 27 y 1973 06 27 y 4 26 ...And Mother Makes Five ...And Mother Makes Three is a British sitcom shown on ITV from 27 April 1971 to 27 June 1973. Starring Wendy Craig, it was written by Peter Buchanan, Peter Robinson, Richard Waring and Carla Lane. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television.TVComedy1 Cast Wendy Craig – Sally Harrison Robin Davies – Simon Harrison David Parfitt – Peter Harrison Valerie Lush – Auntie (Florence Massey) George Selway – Mr Campbell Richard Coleman – David Redway (series 3 and 4) Nicholas Hawell  – Jeremy Julie Dawn Cole – Arabella (series 1 and 2) Gwen Nelson – Sally's Mum Miriam Mann – Jane Redway (series 3 and 4) Keith Marsh – Sally's Dad Richard Thorp – Stanley Marsh Plot Newly widowed mother Sally Harrison is trying to hold down a job as an assistant to Mr Campbell, a veterinarian. Her children are Simon and Peter, and her aunt lives with them and tries to help. In Series 3 Mr Campbell moves to Scotland and the vet premises is taken over by divorcee David Redway, an antique bookseller who has a daughter, Jane. David and Sally fall in love. Episodes Series One (1971) "Simon's Holiday" (27 April 1971) "Birthday Bike" (4 May 1971) "A Bird in the Hand" (11 May 1971) "Get Mobile" (18 May 1971) "School for Love" (25 May 1971) "Pound of Flesh" (1 June 1971) "Mr Mum" (8 June 1971) Series Two (1971–72) "A Hard Day Out" (2 December 1971) "The Matchmakers" (9 December 1971) "Growing Pains" (16 December 1971) "But How Can I Tell Them?" (23 December 1971) "Once A Year Day" (30 December 1971) "All Play and No Work" (6 January 1972) Short Special (1971) Part of Mike and Bernie Winters' All-Star Christmas Comedy Carnival (25 December 1971) Series Three (1972) "Gather Ye Mushrooms While Ye May" (14 September 1972) "Father Figure" (21 September 1972) "Girl Talk" (28 September 1972) "Thank Heaven for Little Girls?" (5 October 1972) "A Family Affair" (12 October 1972) "Two Hearts That Beat As Two" (19 October 1972) Series Four (1973) "Wedding Talk" (16 May 1973) "Homes, Sweet Homes" (23 May 1973) "A Home and A Job" (30 May 1973) "The Eve of the Day" (6 June 1973) "And Father Makes Five" (13 June 1973) "Starting Trouble" (20 June 1973) "The Honeymoon's Over" (27 June 1973) DVD releases All four series have been released on DVD in the United Kingdom (Region 2) by Network DVD. A 4-disc set of the complete series has also been released. DVD Release date The Complete Series 1 31 March 2008 The Complete Series 2 24 September 2008 The Complete Series 3 22 June 2009 The Complete Series 4 19 July 2010 The Complete Series 1 to 4 Box Set 8 November 2010 ...And Mother Makes Five In the fourth series of ...And Mother Makes Three Sally Harrison marries David Redway, leading to a sequel called ...And Mother Makes Five.TVComedy2 References And Mother Makes Three: Production British TV Comedy http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/amm3/prod.html 13 February 2013 And Mother Makes Three: Summary http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/amm3/index.html British TV Comedy 13 February 2013 Further reading Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide, 2003 External links ...And Mother Makes Three at Nostalgia Central 0066628 tv and_mother_makes_three Category:1970s British sitcoms Category:1971 British television series debuts Category:1971 English-language television series debuts Category:1973 British television series endings Category:1973 English-language television series endings Category:ITV sitcoms Category:Television series by Fremantle (company) Category:Television shows produced by Thames Television Category:English-language British television shows Category:Television shows shot at Teddington Studios