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British TV series or programme
Beggar My Neighbour
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Starring
| Peter Jones
June Whitfield
Desmond Walter-Ellis
Reg Varney
Pat Coombs
Rosemary Faith
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Country of origin
| United Kingdom
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No.
of series
| 3
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No.
of episodes
| 23 (15 missing) + 1 short
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Running time
| 30 minutes
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Network
| BBC1
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Release
| 24 May 1966
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1966-05-24
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26 March 1968
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1968-03-26
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Beggar My Neighbour
is a British
sitcom
starring
Reg Varney
,
Peter Jones
,
June Whitfield
,
Pat Coombs
and (later)
Desmond Walter-Ellis
. Made in
black-and-white
, it was broadcast from 1966 to 1968 and was written by Ken Hoare and Mike Sharland.
Cast
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Plot
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Rose Garvey, and her husband Gerald, live next door to her sister Lana Butt, and her husband Harry, in the fictional Larkworthy Road,
Muswell Hill
,
North London
. Gerald is an underpaid junior executive, while Harry is a well-paid fitter. The slightly snobbish Gerald makes sure that he and Rose keep up a pretence of doing well even though they are not. Meanwhile, the Butts' relative wealth encourages Lana to put on airs and graces, although Harry remains down to earth.
Episodes
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Only eight episodes of the original run of 23 have survived: episode one and two from the first series and all six episodes from series two.
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Pilot (1966)
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Series one (1967)
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- Have Car, Won't Travel
(13 March 1967)
- Lay Down Your Arms
(20 March 1967)
- An Education in Itself
(3 April 1967)
- Gone But Not Forgotten
(10 April 1967)
- At Home On Saturday
(17 April 1967)
- Marriage Muswell
(24 April 1967)
- Keep Taking The Tablets
(1 May 1967)
Series two (1967)
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- Let Them Eat Cake
(2 July 1967)
- A Host of Friends
(9 July 1967)
- No Bed of Rose's
(16 July 1967)
- Laying Down the Law
(23 July 1967)
- My Fair Harry Butt
(30 July 1967)
- For Better, for Worse
(6 August 1967)
Special (1967)
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Series three (1968)
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- Old Before My Time
(30 January 1968)
- Ask Me No Questions
(6 February 1968)
- Is There Anybody There?
(13 February 1968)
- Whiter Shade of Yellow
(20 February 1968)
- Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
(27 February 1968)
- Grey Flannel Love Suit
(5 March 1968)
- What About the Workers?
(12 March 1968)
- Whose Baby Are You?
(19 March 1968)
- Drink To Me Only
(26 March 1968)
Surviving episodes
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Series Number
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Episode Number
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Title
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Broadcast
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Notes
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Series 1
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Episode 1
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Have Car, Won't Travel
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13 March 1967
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Series 1
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Episode 2
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Lay Down Your Arms
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27 March 1967
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Series 2
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Episode 1
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Let Them Eat Cake
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2 July 1967
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Series 2
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Episode 2
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A Host of Friends
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9 July 1967
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Series 2
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Episode 3
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No Bed of Rose's
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16 July 1967
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Series 2
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Episode 4
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Laying Down the Law
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23 July 1967
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Series 2
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Episode 5
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My Fair Harry Butt
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30 July 1967
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Series 2
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Episode 6
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For Better, for Worse
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6 August 1967
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