The Pattern of Marriage The Pattern of Marriage The Pattern of Marriage was a series of one hour British television documentaries which aired in 1953 on the BBC. It consisted of four episodes and was written by Ted Willis and Caryl Doncaster, the latter also serving as producer. The Church of England, the National Marriage Guidance Council,the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council and the Magistrates' Association were involved in the research for the series. The four episodes were entitled "A Home of Their Own", broadcast 11 March 1953, "Two's Company", broadcast 8 April 1953,"A Son", broadcast 27 April 1953 and "For Better or for Worse",
Marriage Guidance Counsellor Marriage Guidance Counsellor The Marriage Guidance Counsellor sketch is from the second "Monty Python's Flying Circus" episode, "Sex and Violence", first broadcast late on Sunday, 12 October 1969. Written by Eric Idle, it was also featured in the 1971 spinoff film "And Now for Something Completely Different". The sketch features Michael Palin and Carol Cleveland as a married couple (Arthur and Deirdre Pewtey) and Eric Idle as their marriage counsellor. The marriage guidance counsellor flirts with a receptive Mrs Pewtey rather than giving the couple advice, and Mr Pewtey fails to react to this behaviour and stand up for himself,