Conjugal Rites (TV series)

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Conjugal Rites
GenreSitcom
Directed byDavid Askey
Mike Vardy
Starring Gwen Taylor
Michael Williams
Cordelia Bugeja
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production company Granada Television
Release
Original network ITV
Original release16 April 1993 (1993-04-16) 
17 June 1994 (1994-06-17)

Conjugal Rites is a British television sitcom which aired on ITV in two series between 16 April 1993 and 17 June 1994. [1] It is based on the 1991 play Conjugal Rites by Roger Hall, with Gwen Taylor reprising the role she had played on stage.

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  1. Maxton p.828

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