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
Brothers in Law (TV series) Richard Waring and producer Graeme Muir on "Marriage Lines" in the same period. The series was also the TV debut of Yootha Joyce (in "Separation Order") and the final episode inspired a spin-off series, "Mr Justice Duncannon" featuring Andrew Cruickshank. A BBC Radio 4 adaptation featuring almost the same cast was broadcast for 39 episodes between 1970 and 1972. Due to the archiving policy of the BBC, only one episode of the series, "The Expert Witness", still exists in the BBC Archive. Brothers in Law (TV series) Brothers in Law is a British television series inspired by the 1955 comedy