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
Three's a Crowd boss, Frank Angelino (Jordan Charney). James does not approve of Jack and he constantly tries to disrupt their relationship. Other characters included E.Z. Taylor (Alan Campbell), Jack's "surfer dude" assistant chef at his bistro and Claudia Bradford (Jessica Walter), Vicky's mother and James' ex-wife. "Three's Company" had been based on the sitcom "Man About the House", which aired on ITV in the United Kingdom from 1973 to 1976. When the series concluded in 1976, series producers Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer devised two spin-offs of the series. The first spin-off was fashioned for actors Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce who