Abigail and Roger

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Abigail and Roger
Genre Sitcom
StarringJulie Webb
David Drummond
Rosina Enright
John Stone
Grace Denbigh-Russell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes9
Production
Running time20 minutes
Original release
Network BBC Television Service
Release4 July (1956-07-04) 
29 August 1956 (1956-08-29)

Abigail and Roger is a British television sitcom that aired on the BBC Television Service in 1956. [1] [2] It was written by Kelvin Sheldon. Julie Webb and David Drummond play Abigail and Roger, an engaged couple living in London bedsits. The series is thought to no longer exist.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Cast

Plot

Abigail and Roger are an engaged couple living separately in bedsits in London. Abigail is a shorthand typist, who is outspoken and very capable domestically, she can mend a fuse, cook, drive and so on. Roger works in the City and is into keeping fit and planning for their future. Much of the humour arose from the different attitudes to life, and their interest in the attractions of London.

Episodes

The show was originally meant to run for thirteen weeks,[ citation needed ] as a summer replacement for the soap opera The Grove Family , but in fact only ran for nine weeks. The entire series is thought to be lost.

Episode No.Original Broadcast Date
14 July 1956
211 July 1956
318 July 1956
425 July 1956
51 August 1956
68 August 1956
715 August 1956
822 August 1956
929 August 1956

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References

  1. Lewisohn, Mark (2003). The Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. BBC Worldwide Ltd. p. 18. ISBN   0563487550.
  2. "Abigail and Roger". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 23 September 2024.