A Kind of Living

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A Kind of Living
Genre Comedy
Written byPaul Makin
Directed byPaul Harrison
Starring Richard Griffiths
Frances de la Tour
Tim Healy
Anita Carey
Christopher Rothwell
C.J. Allen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerGlen Cardno
Production locationsLondon, England, UK
Running time30 minutes
Production company Central Independent Television
Original release
Network ITV
Release19 February 1988 (1988-02-19) 
19 August 1990 (1990-08-19)

A Kind of Living is a British television sitcom series which aired for three series between 19 February 1988 [1] and 19 August 1990, [2] starring actor Richard Griffiths, who played the role of school teacher, Trevor Beasley. The show was made for the ITV network by Central Independent Television.

Contents

Plot

Cast

CharacterActor
Trevor Beasley Richard Griffiths
Carol Beasley Frances de la Tour (Series 1–2)
Brian Thompson Tim Healy
Linda Bennett Anita Carey (Series 3)
Robert BeasleyChristopher Rothwell
Ken Dixon C.J. Allen
Baby JoeLuke Freeman (Series 3)

Episodes

26 episodes were aired over 3 series.

Series 1 (1988)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal release date
11"Episode 1"19 February 1988 (1988-02-19)
22"Episode 2"26 February 1988 (1988-02-26)
33"Episode 3"4 March 1988 (1988-03-04)
44"Episode 4"11 March 1988 (1988-03-11)
55"Episode 5"18 March 1988 (1988-03-18)
66"Episode 6"25 March 1988 (1988-03-25)

Series 2 (1988)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal release date
71"Episode 1"11 November 1988 (1988-11-11)
82"Episode 2"18 November 1988 (1988-11-18)
93"Episode 3"25 November 1988 (1988-11-25)
104"Episode 4"2 December 1988 (1988-12-02)
115"Episode 5"9 December 1988 (1988-12-09)
126"Episode 6"16 December 1988 (1988-12-16)
137"Episode 7"23 December 1988 (1988-12-23)

Series 3 (1990)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal release date
141"Episode 1"25 March 1990 (1990-03-25)
152"Episode 2"1 April 1990 (1990-04-01)
163"Episode 3"8 April 1990 (1990-04-08)
174"Episode 4"15 April 1990 (1990-04-15)
185"Episode 5"22 April 1990 (1990-04-22)
196"Episode 6"29 April 1990 (1990-04-29)
207"Episode 7"6 May 1990 (1990-05-06)
218"Episode 8"13 May 1990 (1990-05-13)
229"Episode 9"22 July 1990 (1990-07-22)
2310"Episode 10"29 July 1990 (1990-07-29)
2411"Episode 11"5 August 1990 (1990-08-05)
2512"Episode 12"12 August 1990 (1990-08-12)
2613"Episode 13"19 August 1990 (1990-08-19)

References

  1. "A Kind of Living [19/02/88]". bfi.org. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. "A Kind of Living [19/08/90]". bfi.org. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2023.