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
Brian Doyle-Murray TV series "Between Brothers" from 1997 to 1999. He played studio head and Greg Warner's (Anthony Clark) boss George Savitsky on "Yes Dear". He played Shawn Spencer's grandfather on the episode "The Old and the Restless" on the USA Network TV series "Psych", with an uncredited cameo in the sixth season. He had a recurring role as Mr. Ehlert, owner of the car dealership where Frankie Heck works on the ABC-TV series "The Middle". He co-starred on the TBS sitcom on "Sullivan & Son," where he played the foul-mouthed Hank Murphy. He currently appears in 'Lodge 49' on the AMC