Donald Houston
Now Take My Wife (1971)
Now, take my wife season 1
Now Take My Wife was a BBC situation comedy which ran for only one series of 14 episodes in 1971. It starred Sheila Hancock and Donald Houston as a suburban middle-class couple, Claire and Harry Love. He would start each episode by turning to the camera and saying "Now ... take my wife". They had a teenage daughter, played by Liz Edmiston. Their next-door neighbour was an eccentric German woman, who also had a daughter. Of the 14 episodes, two are currently missing from the BBC archives; they were either wiped to reuse the tapes or possibly lost at one stage after their first broadcast. Several years later, in a Guardian interview, Hancock indicated that she was not very happy with the programme, seeing it as an example of the sort of stereotyped role for women actors she landed. However, her character often got the better of her husband during each episode.
Released Sept. 12, 1971
Episode 30 min
None+
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Just Harry And Me
April 1, 1971, midnight
S1E2 - One Of Those Days
Sept. 13, 1971, midnight
S1E3 - Claire's Demo
Sept. 20, 1971, midnight
S1E4 - Is There Anyone There?
Sept. 27, 1971, midnight
S1E5 - The Singing Garbo
Oct. 4, 1971, midnight
S1E6 - Instant Orange
Oct. 11, 1971, midnight
S1E7 - Thanks For The Memory
Oct. 18, 1971, midnight
S1E8 - A Python Called Monty
Oct. 25, 1971, midnight
S1E9 - On The Wagon
Nov. 1, 1971, midnight
S1E10 - Things That Go Bump
Nov. 8, 1971, midnight
S1E11 - Keep The Home Fires Burning
Nov. 15, 1971, midnight
S1E12 - Rembrandt's Mother
Nov. 22, 1971, midnight
S1E13 - Housewives' Choice
Nov. 29, 1971, midnight
S1E14 - There's A Lot Of It About
Dec. 6, 1971, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Sept. 12, 1971
Last Air Date: Dec. 6, 1971, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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