some year ago and satellite channel u. k. gold promote repeat of men behave badly with the hype represent here it be and the original flat share sitcom . this be in fact untrue . man about the house be also a flat sharing sitcom and ran from 1973 76. it be the brainchild of johnnie mortimer and brian cooke and creator of the popular sitcom father dear father . when it end and they decide they want to do something more in harmony with the time . in the first episode and chrissy ( paula wilcox ) and jo ( sally thomsett ) be tidy their myddleton terrace flat follow a wild party when they find a man in their bath . he be robin tripp ( richard osullivan ) and a southampton cookery student of no fixed abode . while his clothes dry out and he put on a lady dress gown and prepare them a meal . they be so impressed by his culinary skill that they invite him to stay . but there must be no naughty business . so robin have to pretend to be gay . on b. b. c. 2 i love 1973 and show in 2000 and julie burchill claim that house show her a way of life she envy . she be not alone . one of the most iconic ( for me and anyway ) image of 70 british television be sally thomsett come out of the london underground carry a parasol and and a blind man do a double take a her pert bottom swing past . a man live with two girl be a risqué subject for the time and but mrs. mary whitehouse have no need to get hot under the collar and it be innocent and good natured fun . mortimer and cooke script go as close a they could to the edge without cross it . richard osullivan be still play bingham in i. t. v. doctor in charge when this get start . in fact the second run of in charge overlap with the first of house . he be bear to play the sex mad robin . paula wilcox chrissy be more streetwise than beryl and her character she play in the lover and while sally thomsett jo be a lovable dizzy blonde . a time wore on and he become almost like an old brother to them . for many viewer and brian murphy and yootha joyce steal the show a the warring roper . george have lose interest in sex and but mildred have not . they go on to their own show the aptly title george and mildred . the late doug fisher be good value a a robin wideboy friend larry . he work so well he be make into a regular . within a year of it debut and there be the inevitable movie spin off . i be not a big fan of the man about the house movie because i think it be stretch to fit the big screen . most of it character have never appear in the series . the format be sell to america and where it become the long running three company star the late john ritter and suzanne somers . it be far more suggestive than the british original and with somers often see in sexy clothing . after six season and house end with chrissy marry robin old brother norman ( norman eshley ) . fan be devastate to see robin fail to get the girl he love and but there be some consolation in the fact that he too land his own show robin nest .