Leave it to Charlie

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Leave it to Charlie
Genre Comedy, Sitcom
Written by
Directed byEric Prytherch
Starring
Theme music composerDerek Hilton
Country of origin England
No. of series4
No. of episodes26
Production
Producers
  • Brian Armstrong
  • Eric Prytherch
Production locations Bolton, Lancashire
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time25 minutes
Production company ITV Granada
Original release
Network ITV
Release13 July 1978 (1978-07-13) –
25 March 1980 (1980-03-25)

Leave it to Charlie is British television sitcom that was first broadcast on ITV from 1978 to 1980. Starring David Roper and Peter Sallis, the series followed a young man named Charlie Fisher, an agent employed by the Lancastrian Insurance Company, whose well-intentioned deeds are often unsuccessful. The series was produced by ITV Granada and broadcast from 13 July 1978 to 25 March 1980. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

Charlie Fisher, a keen young agent, is employed by the Lancastrian Insurance Company in Bolton, Lancashire, owned by Arthur Simister. Although Fisher's deeds are well-intentioned, they invariably backfire one after another.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

The series ran for four series, comprising 26 episodes, on ITV from 13 July 1978 to 25 March 1980. [3] [4] The episodes ran for an approximate duration of 25 minutes. [5] All 26 episodes of this series are fully intact but sadly none of the episodes have been released on VHS, DVD or on any other home media platforms. [6] The series is however available to watch at the British Film Institute, although five episodes are not available to watch from their archive. [7] [8] Additionally, selected episodes are available to view on YouTube.

Series 1 (1978)

  1. "Home Is Where the Heartburn Is" (13 July 1978)
  2. "'Arry with a Haitch" (20 July 1978)
  3. "Won't You Come Home Fred Bailey?" (27 July 1978)
  4. "How to Make Oscar Wilde" (3 August 1978)
  5. "Home and Away" (10 August 1978)
  6. "Love and Mrs. McGee" (17 August 1978)
  7. "Keep It in the Family" (24 August 1978)

Series 2 (1979)

  1. "Money, Money, Money" (10 January 1979)
  2. "One of our Typewriters Is Missing" (17 January 1979)
  3. "Alice, Whose Art Thou?" (24 January 1979)
  4. "Never a Cross Word" (31 January 1979)
  5. "Do Sit Down, Mrs. Foster" (21 February 1979)
  6. "This Is Our Once-A-Year Day" (28 February 1979)
  7. "Moonlight Becomes You" (7 March 1979)

Series 3 (1979)

  1. "World Without Women" (12 April 1979)
  2. "Ole Brown Eyes" (19 April 1979)
  3. "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (26 April 1979)
  4. "Strike Me Pink" (10 May 1979)
  5. "I'm Just Wild About Harry..." (17 May 1979)
  6. "...And Harry's Just Wild About Me" (24 May 1979)

Series 4 (1980)

  1. "The World of Mr. Wellbeloved" (19 February 1980)
  2. "The Trouble with Harry" (26 February 1980)
  3. "Happy Birthday to Who?" (4 March 1980)
  4. "The Ffolliott Experiment" (11 March 1980)
  5. "A Star Is Born" (18 March 1980)
  6. "The Old Flame" (25 March 1980)

Production

When the series was being filmed, series two and three were commissioned and produced as one thirteen-part run, but upon broadcast, they were broken into two separate series; seven of the episodes were broadcast as series two, while the other six episodes were broadcast as series three. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Leave it to Charlie (1978–1980)" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Daily Record 13 July 1978". newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Leave it to Charlie (1978–1980)" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Daily Mirror 25 March 1980". newspaper.com.
  5. ↑ "Leave It To Charlie". Nostalgia Central. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Leave It To Charlie". britishclassiccomedy.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Leave It to Charlie". BFI . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Leave it to Charlie (1978)". TV Brain. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Leave It To Charlie trivia". British Comedy Guide . Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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