Take Three Girls

Not to be confused with Three Girls (miniseries).

Take Three Girls
Carolyn Seymour (left), Liza Goddard and Barra Grant (right) - the leading players in series two outside Holland Park station
Genre	Comedy Drama
Written by	Charlotte Bingham Terence Brady Hugo Charteris Julia Jones Carey Harrison (s2) Robert Muller (s2)
Directed by	Tristan de Vere Cole Mark Cullingham John Matthews Michael Hayes
Starring	Liza Goddard Angela Down (s1) Susan Jameson (s1) Carolyn Seymour (s2) Barra Grant (s2)
Theme music composer	Pentangle
Opening theme	'Light Flight'
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	24
Production
Producer	Michael Hayes
Production locations	London, England, United Kingdom
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	17 November 1969 (1969-11-17) – 1 January 1971 (1971-01-01)

Take Three Girls is a television drama series broadcast by BBC1 between 1969 and 1971 which follows three young women sharing a flat in "Swinging London" (17 Glazbury Road, West Kensington W14). It was BBC1's first colour drama series.

The first series featured cellist Victoria (Liza Goddard), single mother Kate (Susan Jameson), and Cockney art student Avril (Angela Down). For the second series, Kate and Avril were replaced by journalist Jenny (Carolyn Seymour), and American psychology graduate Lulie (Barra Grant).

The original series of two seasons of 12 episodes each were shown on BBC1 between 1969 and 1971, with selected repeats between the series. Only 10 episodes of the original 24 still exist.

A four-episode sequel, Take Three Women, broadcast on BBC2 in 1982, shows the original three characters later in their lives. Victoria is a widow with a young daughter, and Avril an art gallery owner, while Kate is sharing her life with her son and his teacher.

The theme music - 'Light Flight' by the British folk rock group Pentangle - was a British chart hit in February 1970. Pentangle also contributed music to Take Three Women.

A tie-in novel, Victoria, by scriptwriters Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham, was published in 1972 by W. H. Allen Ltd.

Episodes

All episodes were made on colour videotape, with the exception of Season 1, episode 10, which was entirely 35mm film.

Take Three Girls - Season 1

Ep	Title	Writer	Director	UK Transmission dates	Archive
1	Kate: Stop Acting	Hugo Charteris	Tristan de Vere Cole	17 Nov 1969 BBC1 3 Jun 1970 BBC2	Colour 625-line VT
2	Avril: Devon Violets	Julia Jones	John Matthews	24 Nov 1969 BBC1 15 Sep 1982 BBC2	Colour 625-line VT
3	Victoria: Requiem For Cello in SW3	Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady	Mark Cullingham	1 Dec 1969 BBC1	Lost
4	Kate: Start Working	Hugo Charteris	Tristan de Vere Cole	8 Dec 1969 BBC1	Colour 625-line VT
5	Avril: Heart's Ease	Julia Jones	John Matthews	15 Dec 1969 BBC1	Lost
6	Victoria: Rhapsody for Misplaced Persons	Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady	Mark Cullingham	22 Dec 1969 BBC1	Lost
7	Kate: Try Loving	Hugo Charteris	Tristan de Vere Cole	29 Dec 1969 BBC1	Lost
8	Avril: Sweet Basil	Julia Jones	John Matthews	5 Jan 1970 BBC1	Lost
9	Victoria: Variations of May and September	Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady	Mark Cullingham	12 Jan 1970 BBC1 10 Jun 1970 BBC2	Colour 625-line VT
10	Kate: Keep Hoping	Hugo Charteris	Tristan de Vere Cole	19 Jan 1970 BBC1 17 Jun 1970 BBC2	Colour 35mm film
11	Avril: Roses Round the Door	Julia Jones	John Matthews	26 Jan 1970 BBC1	Colour 625-line VT
12	Victoria: Gloria for First Offence	Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady	Mark Cullingham	2 Feb 1970 BBC1	Lost

Take Three Girls - Season 2

Ep	Title	Writer	Director	UK Transmission dates	Archive
1	Victoria: Coda and Resolution	Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady	Mark Cullingham	24 Mar 1971 BBC1	Lost
2	Lulie: The Private Sector	Carey Harrison	Barry Davis	31 Mar 1971 BBC1	Colour 625-line VT
3	Jenny: Closed Circuit	Robert Muller	Michael Hayes	7 Apr 1971 BBC1	Lost
4	Victoria: Duet for Two Left Feet	Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady	Mark Cullingham	14 Apr 1971 BBC1	Lost
5	Lulie: The Company of Madmen	Carey Harrison	Barry Davis	21 Apr 1971 BBC1	Lost
6	Jenny: Kitsch, or Protocols in a Chinese Laundry	Robert Muller	Michael Hayes	28 Apr 1971 BBC1	Colour 625-line VT
7	Victoria: Prelude to a New Arrangement	Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady	Mark Cullingham	7 May 1971 BBC1	Lost
8	Lulie: A Little Blindness	Carey Harrison	Barry Davis	14 May 1971 BBC1	Lost
9	Jenny: Freelance	Robert Muller	Michael Hayes	21 May 1971 BBC1	Lost
10	Victoria: Composition Out of Discord	Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady	Mark Cullingham	28 May 1971 BBC1	Lost
11	Lulie: A School for Grievances	Carey Harrison	Christopher Morahan	4 Jun 1971 BBC1	Colour 625-line VT
12	Jenny: Release	Robert Muller	Michael Hayes	11 Jun 1971 BBC1	Colour 625-line VT

Take Three Women

Ep	Title	Writer	Director	UK Transmission dates	Archive
1	Kate	Huy Meredith	Richard Martin	21 Sep 1982 BBC2	Colour 625-line VT
2	Avril	Julia Jones	Roger Bamford	28 Sep 1982 BBC2	Colour 625-line VT
3	Victoria	Charlotte Bingham and Terence Brady	Les Chatfield	5 Oct 1982 BBC2	Colour 625-line VT
4	Victoria, Kate and Avril	Lee Langley	Juliam Amyes	12 Oct 1982 BBC2	Colour 625-line VT