Fred Robinson
Director
The Larkins (1958)
Season 1
'The Larkins' is a British television sitcom which was produced by Associated Television and aired on ITV. It aired for four series between 1958 to 1960. An additional two series aired from 1963 to 1964.
Released Sept. 19, 1958
Episode 30 min
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Keywords: tmdb.family, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.sitcom-comedy, imdb.sitcom, imdb.laugh-track
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Wide Open House
Alf becomes a tad skittish when he discovers that Ada's laying on a far too expensive party for Eddie's demob from his national service. After all, it's hardly hail, hail the conquering hero - he's been working at the war office for two years and comes home at weekends!
Sept. 19, 1958, midnight
S1E2 - Gun-In-Law
Eddie Larkin's attempt to get a job leads to the involvement brother-in-law Jeff, who writes for "The Bullet", a cowboy comic. Eddie's prospective employer arrives for tea at exactly the same time as four winners of a competition in the comic...
Sept. 26, 1958, midnight
S1E3 - Cat Happy
The Larkin's have an unwanted guest: Blackie, a large cat prize winning cat, whom Ada has offered to look after while his owner is away on holiday. Alf decides that Blackie must go missing if the family is ever going to return to normal.
Oct. 3, 1958, midnight
S1E4 - Angry Young Man
Jeff is going through a bad patch; if he can't sell his new novel, he may be forced to sell his typewriter. Ada decides that this would be quite unthinkable, and sets out to interest a publisher in Jeff's work.
Oct. 10, 1958, midnight
S1E5 - Telly-Ho
Ada wants a television set. Alf is dead set against the idea. It takes all the ingenuity of Eddie and his girlfriend, Myrtle, aided and abetted by Jeff and Joyce, to settle the issue once and for all.
Oct. 17, 1958, midnight
S1E6 - Ale and Farewell
Alf has been accepted into a local drinking 'society' and Ada is determined to clip his wings - even if it means resorting to somewhat bizarre measures. Turning her front room into an extension of the saloon bar of the Lion and Unicorn, for one...
Oct. 24, 1958, midnight
S1E7 - Christmas with the Larkins
Spirits run high at the Larkins' household as they gather all the bits together to make a perfect Christmas. Unfortunately, Ada hadn't reckoned on Alf returning with a completely frozen turkey and Alf hadn't bargained on Ada inviting a complete misery to join them for Christmas.
Dec. 26, 1958, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1200 min.
Released: Sept. 19, 1958
Last Air Date: Aug. 22, 1964, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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