No, Honestly

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No, Honestly
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Genre Sitcom
Written by Charlotte Bingham
Terence Brady
Starring John Alderton
Pauline Collins
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13
Production
Producer Humphrey Barclay
Running time30 minutes
Production company London Weekend Television
Original release
Network ITV
Release4 October 1974 (1974-10-04) 
5 January 1975 (1975-01-05)
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Contents

A subsequent television series titled Yes, Honestly aired on ITV from 9 January 1976 and 23 April 1977, starring Liza Goddard and Donal Donnelly as sweethearts Lily and Matthew Browne who marry halfway through the second series. [4]

Episodes

Home video

In 1999 Acorn Media released two VHS box sets of the series in the US and Canada. The first set contained the first seven episodes of the series, while the second set contained the remaining six.

In 2010, Network released the complete series of No - Honestly in the UK on Region 2 DVD.

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References

  1. "CST Online | SAY GOODNIGHT CLARA: LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION'S NO – HONESTLY by Mary Irwin" . Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland & Company. p. 769. ISBN   978-0786464777.
  3. "No Honestly". Songfacts. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. Goddard, Liza (12 May 2011). The Autobiography of Liza Goddard: Working with Children and Animals. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN   978-1-908382-03-0.