Chalk and Cheese
| Chalk and Cheese | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Alex Shearer |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 7 November 1977 – 7 May 1979[1] |
Chalk and Cheese was a short lived sitcom television show, featuring Michael Crawford and Robin Hawdon.[2]
The concept began life as an earlier one-off comedy in 1977 called Spasms, which was re-cast and remade as the first episode of the series. Only Hawdon remained in his part from the original one-off comedy.
Crawford starred as Dave Finn, a scruffy, sexist and outspoken Cockney who lives in an otherwise genteel, well-to-do street, much to the annoyance of his neighbours. Robin Hawdon played Roger Scott, Finn's adjoining neighbour, a high-flying marketing executive and very much the polar opposite of Finn. Also appearing were Gillian Martell as Finn's wife Rose, and Julia Goodman as Roger's wife Amanda. The series, made by Thames Television, came on the back of the success of Crawford playing Frank Spencer in the BBC's hugely popular Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Crawford was eager not to be typecast and the character he played here was considerably different to that of Frank. However audiences did not take to the series, and it was cancelled after only one series, never to be repeated.[3][better source needed]
References
- ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - Chalk And Cheese". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - Chalk And Cheese". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Nostalgia Central - Chalk And Cheese". nostalgiacentral.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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