Moody and Pegg
Moody and Pegg was a bittersweet British comedy-drama, produced by Thames Television for ITV between 1974 and 1975. Derek Waring and Judy Cornwell starred in this series that accented comedy but also had moments of drama. Waring played Roland Moody, a newly divorced 42-year-old junk/antique dealer greatly anticipating freedom from matrimonial ties. Cornwell was cast as Daphne Pegg, plain spinster and dedicated civil servant in her early thirties who leaves her home in Bolton after realising that her office boss will never agree to marry her. She heads for London and a clean break, but, owing to a rogue estate agent's dealings, finds that a man - Moody - also has a valid lease arrangement for the property she acquires. Unable to work out who is the squatter, they agree to be feuding partners and share, forging a very uncomfortable situation that is exacerbated by Moody's prodigious line of visiting girlfriends, with hilarious consequences. Eventually, Moody loses in a winner-takes-all poker game and leaves, only to return in the second series.
| Moody and Pegg | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jonathan Alwyn Richard Martin Baz Taylor Roger Tucker Mike Vardy |
| Starring | Judy Cornwell Derek Waring |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes per episode |
| Release | |
| Original release | 29 June 1974 – 28 August 1975 |
The title theme is The Free Life by prolific library music composer Alan Parker.
Cast
- Judy Cornwell as Daphne Pegg
- Derek Waring as Roland Moody
- Frances Bennett as Monica Bakewell
- Tony Selby as Sid
- Sheila Keith as Aunt Ethel
- Peter Denyer as George
- Adrienne Posta as Iris
DVD release
| DVD | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Complete Series 1 | 15 March 2010 |
| The Complete Series 2 | 27 June 2011 |