A Kind of Living

*A Kind of Living*
A Kind of Living
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Paul Makin
Directed by	Paul Harrison
Starring	Richard Griffiths ; Frances de la Tour ; Tim Healy ; Anita Carey ; Christopher Rothwell; C.J. Allen
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	26
Production
Producer	Glen Cardno
Production locations	London, England, UK
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Central Independent Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	19 February 1988 –; 19 August 1990

Last updated July 06, 2025

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.

Plot

Cast

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

Episodes

26 episodes were aired over 3 series.

Series 1 (1988)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Episode 1"	19 February 1988 (1988-02-19)
2	2	"Episode 2"	26 February 1988 (1988-02-26)
3	3	"Episode 3"	4 March 1988 (1988-03-04)
4	4	"Episode 4"	11 March 1988 (1988-03-11)
5	5	"Episode 5"	18 March 1988 (1988-03-18)
6	6	"Episode 6"	25 March 1988 (1988-03-25)

Series 2 (1988)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
7	1	"Episode 1"	11 November 1988 (1988-11-11)
8	2	"Episode 2"	18 November 1988 (1988-11-18)
9	3	"Episode 3"	25 November 1988 (1988-11-25)
10	4	"Episode 4"	2 December 1988 (1988-12-02)
11	5	"Episode 5"	9 December 1988 (1988-12-09)
12	6	"Episode 6"	16 December 1988 (1988-12-16)
13	7	"Episode 7"	23 December 1988 (1988-12-23)

Series 3 (1990)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
14	1	"Episode 1"	25 March 1990 (1990-03-25)
15	2	"Episode 2"	1 April 1990 (1990-04-01)
16	3	"Episode 3"	8 April 1990 (1990-04-08)
17	4	"Episode 4"	15 April 1990 (1990-04-15)
18	5	"Episode 5"	22 April 1990 (1990-04-22)
19	6	"Episode 6"	29 April 1990 (1990-04-29)
20	7	"Episode 7"	6 May 1990 (1990-05-06)
21	8	"Episode 8"	13 May 1990 (1990-05-13)
22	9	"Episode 9"	22 July 1990 (1990-07-22)
23	10	"Episode 10"	29 July 1990 (1990-07-29)
24	11	"Episode 11"	5 August 1990 (1990-08-05)
25	12	"Episode 12"	12 August 1990 (1990-08-12)
26	13	"Episode 13"	19 August 1990 (1990-08-19)

References

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

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[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.

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