Mrs Thursday

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Mrs Thursday
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GenreComedy drama
Created by Ted Willis
Starring Kathleen Harrison
Hugh Manning
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes38
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production company Associated Television
Original release
Network ITV
Release15 March 1966 (1966-03-15) 
22 December 1967 (1967-12-22)

Mrs Thursday is a British television comedy-drama produced by Associated Television. The series was devised by Ted Willis and featured scripts by Jack Rosenthal. It stars veteran British actress Kathleen Harrison as Alice Thursday, a Cockney charwoman who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a multinational company upon the death of her employer, as well as his Rolls-Royce and Mayfair mansion. Hugh Manning played Richard Hunter, Mrs. Thursday's butler, business advisor, and confidant. Reg Lye played Bill Lee.

Contents

Three series comprising a total of thirty-eight episodes of Mrs Thursday were produced. Series One (13 episodes) was broadcast between 15 March – 7 June 1966; Series Two (13 episodes) between 27 December 1966 and 20 March 1967; and Series Three (12 episodes) between 5 October and 22 December 1967.[ citation needed ]

Production

"The Train from Dunrich House" was partly filmed at Stapleford Park, and featured its miniature railway.[ citation needed ]

Commercial release

Series One is available on DVD. Series Two was released on DVD on 30 September 2013. Series Three, as of June 2020, still hasn't been released.

Episode list

Series 1 (first broadcast 15 March – 7 June 1966)

Series 2 (first broadcast 27 December 1966 – 20 March 1967)

Series 3 (first broadcast 5 October – 22 December 1967)