George and Mildred 2, Brian Murphy revealed that there had been plans for a sixth series of eight episodes of the show. These were to have been recorded in late 1980. Murphy also revealed that this was due to have been the final series of "George and Mildred", as he and Yootha Joyce were afraid of being typecast after playing the characters since 1973 on television and in two films. However, despite scripts being written, Joyce's hospitalisation and subsequent death brought a premature end to the show. Her funeral took place on the day the cast were due to begin rehearsals for the
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