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
Brian Osborne "Tales of the Unexpected", "Minder" (as Joe Harrison, episode "Get Daley!", 1983), "Shine on Harvey Moon", "The Bill", "Sorry!", "Juliet Bravo", "Casualty" and "Lord Peter Wimsey". His other film roles included "Under Milk Wood" (1972), "Bless This House" (1972), "Nighthawks" (1981), "Haunters of the Deep" (1984) and "Last Orders" (2001). Brian Osborne Brian Osborne (born 1940) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "The Sandbaggers". Osborne has also had minor roles in six "Carry On" films as well the TV series "Carry On Laughing". Brian Osborne was born in 1940 in Bath,