Honey for Tea
| Honey for Tea | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Starring | Felicity Kendal Nigel Le Vaillant Leslie Phillips Patrick McCollough Caroline Harker |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 13 March – 24 April 1994 |
Honey for Tea is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 in 1994. Starring Felicity Kendal, it was written by Michael Aitkens. The series was poorly received at the time, receiving a particularly scathing review from Victor Lewis-Smith in the London Evening Standard.
Cast
- Felicity Kendal - Nancy Belasco
- Nigel Le Vaillant - Prof. Simon Latimer
- Leslie Phillips - Sir Dickie Hobhouse
- Patrick McCollough - Jake Belasco
- Caroline Harker - The Hon. Lucy Courtney
- Alan David - Dr. Basil Quinn
- Tess Dignan - Jill McSweeney
- Crispin Bonham-Carter - Charlie Chadwick
- Helena Little - Prof. Debbie Newman
- Brenda Bruce - Mary Harris
- Bernard Lawrence - Lord St Clair
- April Walker - Lady St Clair
Plot
On the death of her husband Harry, a Los Angeles businessman, American Nancy Belasco and her son Jake are insolvent. Much of his money is invested in St Maud's College at Cambridge University, a university he loved. So Nancy, who was born in Cambridge as the child of a GI bride, and Jake decide to go and live in Cambridge. She soon gets a job as an assistant bursar, while Jake enrolls at the college and gets involved with the Hon. Lucy Courtney. The Master of the College is Sir Dickie Hobhouse.
Episodes
- Episode One (13 March 1994)
- Episode Two (20 March 1994)
- Episode Three (27 March 1994)
- Episode Four (3 April 1994)
- Episode Five (10 April 1994)
- Episode Six (17 April 1994)
- Episode Seven (24 April 1994)
References
- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
- Honey for Tea at British TV Comedy