Conjugal Rites | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Directed by | David Askey Mike Vardy |
Starring | Gwen Taylor Michael Williams Cordelia Bugeja |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Granada Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 16 April 1993 – 17 June 1994 |
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