Joint Account (TV series)

Joint Account
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Don Webb
Directed by	Mike Stephens
Starring	Hannah Gordon Peter Egan
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer	Mike Stephens
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	26 January 1989 (1989-01-26) – 21 May 1990 (1990-05-21)

Joint Account is a British television sitcom produced by the BBC. ^[1]

Starring Hannah Gordon and Peter Egan, the series follows the Braithwaites, a married couple. Belinda Braithwaite is the breadwinner, a bank manager, whilst David is a house-husband. The sitcom revolves around the mismatched pair and the role reversal of their domestic situation.

Two series were transmitted on BBC1 between 26 January 1989 and 21 May 1990. ^[2] The first series has six episodes, the second series has 10 episodes.

Cast

Main

• Hannah Gordon – Belinda Braithwaite
• Peter Egan – David Braithwaite
• John Bird – Ned Race
• Lill Roughley – Louise Carr
• Ruth Mitchell – Jessica Farmer
• Richard Aylen – Charles Ruby

Recurring

• Andrew Hilton – Barrington Ricketts
• Julia St John – Teresa Smith

Home media

The complete series of Joint Account was made available on DVD in the UK from Simply Media on 5 September 2016. ^[3]

References

1. Lewisohn, Mark (2003). The Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy (2nd ed.). London: BBC. p. 429. ISBN   0563487550.
2. Evans, Jeff (2011). The Penguin TV Companion (4th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 514. ISBN   9780241952917.
3. "DVD Release". Amazon. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

External links

• Joint Account at IMDb
• Joint Account at British Comedy Guide