Johnnie Mortimer partnership with Brian Cooke. A version of "Man about the House" later transferred to America under the name "Three's Company". The partnership also wrote two plays, the first a theatrical version of "George and Mildred" (later renamed "When the Cat's Away" after the death of actress Yootha Joyce who played Mildred). The second was "Situation Comedy", and featured two TV situation comedy writers struggling to come up with an idea for a new series (in the end they write a stage play instead). Johnnie Mortimer John Mortimer, born in Clare, Suffolk, (2 July 1931 – 2 September 1992) professionally Johnnie
Carmel McSharry Carmel McSharry Carmel E. McSharry (18 August 1926 – 4 March 2018) was an Irish character actress, best known for her roles as Beryl Humphries in "Beryl's Lot" (1973–77), a daytime ITV serial, and as Mrs. Hollingbery in "In Sickness and in Health". She also played bit parts in "The Day the Earth Caught Fire" (1961), "80,000 Suspects" (1963) and "The Leather Boys" (1964). Other television work includes roles in "The Liver Birds", "Casualty" and "Z-Cars". She also appeared in the BBC play "Home from Home" in 1973, which also featured Yootha Joyce and Michael Robbins. McSharry retired in 1997.