The Reluctant Romeo

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The Reluctant Romeo
GenreComedy
Starring Amanda Barrie
Leslie Crowther
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8 (all missing)
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time25 mins.
Original release
Network BBC1
Release2 August 1966 (1966-08-02) 
3 July 1967 (1967-07-03)

The Reluctant Romeo was a British television comedy series that was broadcast on the BBC in 1966 and 1967. Produced as a follow on from a Comedy Playhouse pilot episode of the same name. [1]

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Overview

The plot centres upon Geraldine Woods' (Amanda Barrie) obsession with an older working colleague, Thomas Jones (Leslie Crowther). Thomas Jones is already engaged to Sally Gardner (Margo Jenkins).

Episode status

All eight episodes of the show are thought to have been wiped. [2]

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References

  1. "Comedy Playhouse "The Reluctant Romeo"". IMDb . Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. "Lost UK TV Shows Search Engine: The Reluctant Romeo" . Retrieved 16 November 2010.