Kathleen Harrison
Mrs Thursday (1966)
Season 1
Mrs Thursday is a British comedy-drama produced by Associated Television, devised by Lord Ted Willis and featured scripts by Jack Rosenthal. It stars veteran British actress Kathleen Harrison as Alice Thursday, a Cockney cleaning lady who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a multinational company upon the death of her employer. Hugh Manning played Richard Hunter, is Mrs Thursday's butler, business adviser and confidant.
Released March 15, 1966
Episode 45 min
10+
S1E1 - A Ride in a Rolls Royce
Mrs Thursday has barely had time to register the news that she's inherited control of Dunrich Industries when a shrewd executive tries to talk her into signing away her position on the board of directors. Suave, cultured aide Richard Hunter comes to her rescue - and who better to become her business adviser?
March 15, 1966, midnight
S1E2 - Call Me Madam
Mrs Thursday experiences her first day as the head of the Dunrich Group. A clash with the directors ensures when her choice of a suitable memorial for George is put before the board.
March 22, 1966, midnight
S1E3 - Family Reunion
The family have heard of Mrs Thursday's astonishing good fortune and they descend upon her, one after another.
March 29, 1966, midnight
S1E4 - Thursday's Child
When a small hamper is sent to Mrs Thursday in a wicker hamper, Hunter and Sir Charles worry about the legality of the consequences.
April 5, 1966, midnight
S1E5 - Honesty Is the Best Policy
In a fit of nostalgia, Mrs Thursday slips out one night to play bingo. There, she meets Mr Budge - who becomes somewhat of a problem to her and to Hunter.
April 12, 1966, midnight
S1E6 - The Girl from Fuller Street
Mrs Thursday goes to Fuller Street to try to discover why her old friend Sylvie Summers has written her an abusive letter; and Hunter proves his worth as Mrs Thursday's financial adviser.
April 19, 1966, midnight
S1E7 - The Canvas Jungle
Liston, a young artist, overwhelms Mrs Thursday and demands to be her artistic advisor. Against her will she agrees, deciding to prove whether he is a painter of merit or not.
April 26, 1966, midnight
S1E8 - You Don't Have to Book Buckingham Palace
Mrs Thursday tries to have a holiday with some old friends she has not seen for a while, but they are not treating her the same since her new found wealth.
May 3, 1966, midnight
S1E9 - The Snows of Yesteryear
Mrs Thursday sets out to investigate why a young typist in Dunrich House has fallen foul of a newly appointed personnel lady, Judith Bonamy.
May 10, 1966, midnight
S1E10 - Hunter's Moon
Hunter very nearly runs himself into marriage when he embarks on a property deal on his own account.
May 17, 1966, midnight
S1E11 - The Full Dress Affair
A boutique runs into financial difficulties, and Mrs Thursday decides to offer help.
May 24, 1966, midnight
S1E12 - The Sitting Tenant
Mrs Thursday tries to persuade colonel Crichton to move from his house, due for demolition immediately, on a site owned by the Dunrich Group; the colonel refuses to budge.
May 31, 1966, midnight
S1E13 - Margate Comes But Once a Year
Mrs Thursday finds that it's too late to go on the annual outing to Margate with her friends from Fuller Street. She decides to fly to Le Touquet instead.
June 7, 1966, midnight
ITV1
45 min/ep
45 min
March 15, 1966
Dec. 22, 1967, midnight
Ended
NR / 10+
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