George and Mildred by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer. Like many British sitcoms of the time, "George and Mildred" was also made into a film, which was dedicated to actress Yootha Joyce who died suddenly in August 1980, just as the cast were about to film a sixth series. George and Mildred Roper have left their old house after receiving a compulsory purchase order from the council, and move to 46 Peacock Crescent in upmarket Hampton Wick. While Mildred enjoys the chance to better herself in her new surroundings, she is always being thwarted - usually by the lazy, inept and generally unemployed
Lame Ducks (TV series) Lame Ducks (TV series) Lame Ducks is a British television sitcom made by the BBC in 1984 and written by Peter J. Hammond. The series starred John Duttine as Brian Drake, a man who, when suffering a serious injury after being hit by a truck, can no longer work and decides to head off to live as a hermit. As he goes along, he is joined by various other outcasts, including a woman called Angie (played by Lorraine Chase). The group eventually settle at a derelict railway station. Later, a private detective called Ansell (played by Brian Murphy), hired by