September Song (TV series)

*September Song*
September Song
Written by	Ken Blakeson; Tom Mennard;
Directed by	David Richards; Graeme Harper;
Starring	Russ Abbot ; Michael Williams
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	20
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Granada Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	1 March 1993 –; 21 March 1995

Last updated September 16, 2025

September Song was a British bittersweet comedy-drama series, originally broadcast on the ITV channel in the United Kingdom. The drama unfolded over three series broadcast from 1 March 1993 to 21 March 1995 and starred comedian and actor Russ Abbot,^[1]^[2] in one of his first 'straight' television roles, as recently widowed ex-teacher Ted Fenwick, opposite Michael Williams ^[3] as Billy Balsam, an old school comedian and performer and longtime friend of Ted.

Cast

Russ Abbot as Ted Fenwick
Michael Williams as Billy Balsam
Michael Angelis as Arnie
Susan Brown as Cilla
Diana Quick as Katherine Hillyard
Rebecca Callard as Vicky
Frank Windsor as Cyril Wendage
Diane Keen as Connie French
Tenniel Evans as Sir Edward Parkinson-Lewis
Eileen Page as Lady Emily Parkinson-Lewis
Matt Patresi as Tom Walker
George Savvides as Yannis Alexiou
Julie Peasgood as Roxy

Series Overview

Series	Episodes	Originally released
Series	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	6	1 March 1993 (1993-03-01)	5 April 1993 (1993-04-05)
2	7	1 March 1994 (1994-03-01)	13 April 1994 (1994-04-13)
3	7	31 January 1995 (1995-01-31)	21 March 1995 (1995-03-21)

Episodes

Series 1 (1993)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Airdate
1	1	"Episode 1"	1 March 1993
2	2	"Episode 2"	8 March 1993
3	3	"Episode 3"	15 March 1993
4	4	"Episode 4"	22 March 1993
5	5	"Episode 5"	29 March 1993
6	6	"Episode 6"	5 April 1993

Series 2 (1994)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Airdate
7	1	"Episode 1"	1 March 1994
8	2	"Episode 2"	8 March 1994
9	3	"Episode 3"	15 March 1994
10	4	"Episode 4"	22 March 1994
11	5	"Episode 5"	30 March 1994
12	6	"Episode 6"	6 April 1994
13	7	"Episode 7"	13 April 1994

Series 3 (1995)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Airdate
14	1	"Episode 1"	31 January 1995
15	2	"Episode 2"	7 February 1995
16	3	"Episode 3"	14 February 1995
17	4	"Episode 4"	28 February 1995
18	5	"Episode 5"	7 March 1995
19	6	"Episode 6"	14 March 1995
20	7	"Episode 7"	21 March 1995

References

↑ Interview with Russ Abbott concerning his transition from light-entertainment performer to serious acting roles, including 'September Song'. Published in The Stage, 26 May 2005.
↑ "From top to Bottom". www.telegraph.co.uk. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
↑ Michael Williams' Obituary at BBC News - Including mention of his critically acclaimed role in 'September Song' https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/459290.stm

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[1] Interview with Russ Abbott concerning his transition from light-entertainment performer to serious acting roles, including 'September Song'. Published in The Stage, 26 May 2005.

[2] "From top to Bottom". www.telegraph.co.uk. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[3] Michael Williams' Obituary at BBC News - Including mention of his critically acclaimed role in 'September Song' https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/459290.stm

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September Song
Written by	Ken Blakeson Tom Mennard
Directed by	David Richards Graeme Harper
Starring	Russ Abbot Michael Williams
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	20
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Granada Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	1 March 1993 (1993-03-01) – 21 March 1995 (1995-03-21)