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The Lovers (1970 TV series)

British ITV sitcom 1970–71

Summary

British ITV sitcom 1970–71

FieldValue
imageThe_Lovers_(TV_series).jpg
captionOpening title card
genreComedy
creatorJack Rosenthal
writerJack Rosenthal
Geoffrey Lancashire
director
starringPaula Wilcox
Richard Beckinsale
Robin Nedwell
Joan Scott
countryUnited Kingdom
languageEnglish
num_series2
num_episodes13
runtime30 minutes
companyGranada Television
channelITV
first_aired
last_aired

Geoffrey Lancashire Richard Beckinsale Robin Nedwell Joan Scott

The Lovers is a British television sitcom created and written by Jack Rosenthal, and produced by Granada Television. It stars Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox as Geoffrey and Beryl, a courting couple with conflicting attitudes toward sex and marriage.

ITV transmitted the two-series programme from 1970 to 1971; Channel 4 repeated it in 1996. Rosenthal also wrote a feature film, The Lovers!, which British Lion Film Corporation released in 1973.

Episodes

The Lovers ran for 13 episodes over two series. Michael Apted directed Series 1; Les Chatfield directed Series 2.

Series 1 (1970)

  1. "Sardine Sandwiches" (27 October 1970)
  2. "The Date" (3 November 1970)
  3. "Freckle Face" (10 November 1970)
  4. "Brainwashing" (17 November 1970)
  5. "A Pipe and a Moustache" (24 November 1970)
  6. "The Truth Game" (1 December 1970)

Series 2 (1971)

  1. "The Engagement" (7 October 1971)
  2. "Breaking It Off" (14 October 1971)
  3. "Birthday" (21 October 1971)
  4. "Joint Bank Account" (28 October 1971)
  5. "The Better Homes Exhibition" (4 November 1971)
  6. "A Trial Marriage" (11 November 1971)
  7. "The Best Laid Plans..." (18 November 1971)

Characters

; Geoffrey Scrimshaw : Portrayed by Richard Beckinsale : Geoffrey is a young man in his twenties who embraces the relative sexual freedom of the "permissive society". He is determined to bed Beryl, and has no interest in abstaining from sex before marriage. ; Beryl Battersby : Portrayed by Paula Wilcox : Beryl is a chaste young woman preoccupied with thoughts of marriage. She describes sex as "Percy filth" ("Percy" is a colloquial word for the penis.) ; Mrs Battersby : Portrayed by Joan Scott : Mrs Battersby is Beryl's mother. ; Roland Lomax : Portrayed by Robin Nedwell

Feature film

Main article: The Lovers! (1973 film)

Series creator Jack Rosenthal wrote a feature film, The Lovers!, based on the sitcom. Photography began in 1972, some months after the transmission of the second series. Beckinsale, Wilcox, and Scott reprised their roles, with Herbert Wise directing. John Comer and Stella Moray appear as Geoffrey's parents.

British Lion Film Corporation released the film in the UK on 14 May 1973.

Video releases

Network Distributing released The Lovers on Region-2 DVD-Video in 2007. The release includes all 13 episodes from the two series. Network released the feature film on Region-2 DVD in 2013.

Sources

References

References

  1. "BFI Screenonline: Lovers, The (1970-71)".
  2. "The Lovers! (1973)".
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