Bless This House (UK TV series) and more pre-occupied with protests than finding a job; and trendy schoolgirl Sally. Sally is 16 at the series' start, and Mike is 18. Sid and Jean constantly battle to comprehend the new generation's permissive ways and are usually out-of-touch. Their neighbours and best friends are Trevor and his wife Betty. A film version of the TV series was made in 1972. While it still starred Diana Coupland and Sid James as the Abbotts, Robin Askwith, who had previously appeared in the TV series, played Mike instead of TV series regular Robin Stewart due to the latter being unable to
Bless This House (U.S. TV series) favorable notice, writing, ""Bless This House" doesn't quite blow you away, but it's a pleasant half-hour with likable characters and enough start-up humor to make you optimistic about its future." Other reviews were mixed. "Entertainment Weekly" gave the show a C, writing, ""Bless" has smart things to say about how hardworking parents manage family life, but the show is hobbled by its endless succession of squalid sex jokes." "People" gave the show a C+, praising the performances of Clay and Moriarty, but concluding ""Bless This House" is the first TV show I’ve ever seen that would work better on radio."