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
Full House (UK TV series) Cheek as the unmarried couple. It aired on CBS on 6 September 1985, but it failed to develop into a full series. However, the original British series did eventually air in the US in syndication, but by then the more famous American family sitcom also entitled "Full House" had premiered, so it was renamed "Mixed Doubles" in the US so as to avoid confusion. Full House (UK TV series) Full House is a British sitcom which aired for three series from 1985 to 1986. It was the last sitcom to be jointly co-created by the sitcom writing team of Johnnie