Meet the Wife (TV series)

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Meet the Wife is a 1960s BBC situation comedy written by Chesney and Wolfe, which featured Freddie Frinton as Freddie Blacklock with Thora Hird as his tyrannical wife, Thora. It ran for five series. The series was based on a 1963 BBC television Comedy Playhouse production, "The Bed". The theme tune was by Russ Conway and incidental music by Norman Percival and later Dennis Wilson. The producers were John Paddy Carstairs and later Robin Nash. rdf:langString

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rdf:langString Meet the Wife (TV series)

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rdf:langString Plumber's helper Sid has taken the day off to get himself a new bike. Fred hurts his arm and head getting a bath upstairs on his own and comes home early. Thora takes his temperature which is 103.F and the doctor is called. She panics to get everything tidy before he arrives which leads to a number of disasters.

rdf:langString Having once again forgotten Thora's birthday, Fred is forced to make last minute arrangements that inevitably blow up in his face, causing much embarrassment for Thora.

rdf:langString Thora enrolls them both into a dancing contest then bullies Fred into joining her. There is a big fuss over them getting dressed on the night then Fred loses a shirt sleeve while dancing so it's all his fault they won't be there next week and on TV. Peter West appears as himself, as the compere.

rdf:langString Fred and Thora travel to Paddington for a builder's conference but the car breaks down on the way . Having missed their booking at a boarding house, they are forced to stay at an expensive hotel, and are determined to get their money's worth.

rdf:langString Fred's brother Tom has been in town on business and now there is a heavy fog so rather than drive the 50 miles home, Fred says it is OK for him to stay with them. However Tom brings a lady friend, Josie with him and Thora is determined that there should be no hanky-panky between the two, even if she and Fred have to stay up all night to keep an eye on them, and her lecherous husband who has taken a fancy to Josie.

rdf:langString Fred is too friendly with Mrs Jackson aka "Blossom" who moved in across the road last month and because of circumstances Thora thinks there is something going on between them. Arthur Howard as The Vicar.

rdf:langString A couple they knew from years back are coming to dinner and Thora wants to make a good impression on them as he builds houses and could put some plumbing work Fred's way. Her patience is sorely tried as the woman keeps on about how well off they are until one of Fred's mates drops by and tells her that the man's house business is near bankruptcy because his wife spends so much.

rdf:langString Fred wants a quiet lie-in on a Sunday morning but his wife keeps him nearly as busy as her nagging tongue. He's finally had enough and goes to the pub. She is worried because he is late coming back but he has been to the other side of town to get the pills for her bad back, which she has been moaning about all morning. Harold Goodwin was the milkman.

rdf:langString Fred and Thora are looking after their baby grandson and Thora is being somewhat officious to little Andrew's needs, much to Fred's discomfort.

rdf:langString Fred and Thora have spent christmas with their son , his wife Peggy and two children. They go home on Boxing Day but get in the wrong part of the train which means they travel 30 miles in the wrong direction and have to spend seven hours in a freezing cold waiting room.

rdf:langString The couple return from Majorca but Fred has spent the whole flight drinking with a holiday friend and causes havoc going through customs. Once back home, they discover they have no food, no money, and Fred's big job has been cancelled.

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rdf:langString Freddie Frinton & Thora Hird

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rdf:langString United Kingdom

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xsd:date 1963-12-28

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xsd:date 1966-12-19

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rdf:langString Coming Home

rdf:langString The Return

rdf:langString The Loft

rdf:langString Journey Home

rdf:langString The Diet

rdf:langString The Invitation

rdf:langString Bless 'Em All

rdf:langString Doctor's Orders

rdf:langString The Lesson

rdf:langString Brother Tom

rdf:langString The Strain

rdf:langString The Picnic

rdf:langString Night Out

rdf:langString The Bathroom

rdf:langString The Hotel

rdf:langString The Merry Widow

rdf:langString The Schoolboy

rdf:langString Christmas Travel

rdf:langString Continental Tour

rdf:langString Cousin Olive

rdf:langString Her Birthday

rdf:langString Little Andrew

rdf:langString My Husband's Brother

rdf:langString Old Time Dancing

rdf:langString The Back

rdf:langString The Business Dinner

rdf:langString The Homework

rdf:langString The Nasty Sleeper

rdf:langString The Shelf

rdf:langString The Teenage Niece

rdf:langString The Wallpaper

rdf:langString This Christmas, Shop Early!

rdf:langString Tilly-Ann

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rdf:langString Meet the Wife is a 1960s BBC situation comedy written by Chesney and Wolfe, which featured Freddie Frinton as Freddie Blacklock with Thora Hird as his tyrannical wife, Thora. It ran for five series. The series was based on a 1963 BBC television Comedy Playhouse production, "The Bed". The theme tune was by Russ Conway and incidental music by Norman Percival and later Dennis Wilson. The producers were John Paddy Carstairs and later Robin Nash.

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