My Old Man (TV series)

*My Old Man*
My Old Man
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Gerald Frow
Written by	Gerald Frow
Directed by	Paddy Russell
Starring	Clive Dunn; Priscilla Morgan; Edward Hardwicke;
Theme music composer	Chris Sandford
Country of origin	England
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producers	John Duncan (series 1); Paddy Russell (series 2)
Editor	Tudor Lloyd
Camera setup	Charles B. Wilson
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Yorkshire Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	3 May 1974 –; 23 April 1975

My Old Man is a sitcom starring Clive Dunn as retired and embittered engine driver Sam Cobbett.^[1] ITV broadcast 13 episodes in two series during 1974 and 1975.

Set in London, Sam Cobbett is the last tenant to leave an old house on a council-condemned road. He goes to live with his daughter, her posh husband (Arthur), and their young teenage son (Ron), in a flat nearby.

Cast

Clive Dunn as Sam Cobbett
Priscilla Morgan as Doris
Edward Hardwicke as Arthur
Keith Chegwin as Ron
George Tovey as Willie
Jon Laurimore as Andrew
Peter Mayock as Cyril

Production history

The pilot was one of a series of seven one-offs in a BBC Two comedy anthology series called Seven of One (1973). The pilot starred Ronnie Barker with Graham Armitage and Ann Beach, and was produced by Sydney Lotterby and Harold Snoad.

When the BBC failed to develop Gerald Frow's script into a series, Yorkshire Television stepped in, took over and cast Clive Dunn in the lead part, whilst Ronnie Barker focused on his successful roles in Porridge and Open All Hours.

The location of the main series remained unchanged from the pilot.

Series overview

Series		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release date
Series		Episodes	Series premiere	Series finale	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	7	3 May 1974 (1974-05-03)	21 June 1974 (1974-06-21)	—	2 August 2010 (2010-08-02)	—
	2	6	19 March 1975 (1975-03-19)	23 April 1975 (1975-04-23)	—	23 January 2012 (2012-01-23)	—

Notes

^ Eye on TV: The First 21 Years of Independent Television. London: Independent Television Publications. 1976. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-900727-61-0. OCLC 4035324.

External links

My Old Man at the BFI Film & TV Database
My Old Man at British Comedy Guide
My Old Man at IMDb
My Old Man at Television Heaven

[1] Eye on TV: The First 21 Years of Independent Television. London: Independent Television Publications. 1976. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-900727-61-0. OCLC 4035324.

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