The Glums
The Glums is a British television sitcom which first aired on ITV in 1979. It had its origins in a segement of the 1950s radio show Take It from Here.[1] The characters were revived as part of Bruce Forsyth's Big Night variety show in 1978, and the following year were given a spin-off which lasted for one series of eight episodes. Frank Muir and Denis Norden adapted their original radio scripts for the series.
| The Glums | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Frank Muir Denis Norden |
| Directed by | John Kaye Cooper John Reardon |
| Starring | Jimmy Edwards Ian Lavender Patricia Brake |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Simon Brett |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | London Weekend Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 11 November – 30 December 1979 |
Main cast
- Jimmy Edwards as Father
- Ian Lavender as Ron
- Patricia Brake as Eth
- Michael Stainton as Ted the landlord
gollark: Suggest your idea and watch the ignorance from TJ09 and complaints from everyone esle roll in!
gollark: Simple.
gollark: Just post and enjoy the salt!
gollark: Free! Offer CB neglected.
gollark: I've now got a cheese, CB copper, dino, two papers, and two CB zyus. I'm fairly sure I still won't be able to get anything nice.
References
- Morgan-Russell p.3
Bibliography
- Morgan-Russell, Simon. Jimmy Perry and David Croft. Manchester University Press, 2004.
- Slide, Anthony. Wake Up At The Back There: It's Jimmy Edwards. 2018.
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