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George and Mildred (ITV, 1976-1979, 38 episodes)
George and MildredThe former landlord and landlady from sitcom Man About The House (Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce) starred in this spin-off. The comedy centred on the couple's hopeless 25 year marriage, Mildred’s sexual frustrations, and the class struggle.
Writers: Johnnie Mortimer/Brian Cooke
Gimme Gimme Gimme (BBC, 1999-2001, 19 episodes)
Gimme Gimme GimmeOverweight, loudmouthed and unattractive Linda La Hughes (Kathy Burke) shares a flat with aspiring actor Tom Farrell (James Dreyfus). She's also sex mad and he’s gay, so the couple don’t always get on well, with hilarious consequences.
Writer: Jonathan Harvey
The Good Life (BBC, 1975-1978, 30 episodes)
The Good LifeMiddle class suburbanite Tom Good (Richard Briars) quits the rat race and tries, with the help of doting wife Barbara (Felicity Kendall) to subsist by turning his back garden into a miniature farm. Snobbish neighbours Margo and Jerry (Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington) try to understand their 'bizarre' behaviour.
Writers: John Esmonde/Bob Larbey
Goodnight Sweetheart (BBC, 1993-1997, 37 episodes)
Goodnight SweetheartGary Sparrow (Nicholas Lyndhurst) travels backwards and forwards in time between World War 2 and the present day, managing to keep a wife in one time and a girlfriend in the other.
principal writers: Laurence Marks/Maurice Gran

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