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George and Kate are newly married and already facing the frustrations of their new life.

George and Kate are newly married and already facing the frustrations of their new life. 1960s sitcom adapted for radio, starring Richard Briers and Prunella Scales.

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Frustrated George and Kate's baby is a week overdue.

Frustrated George and Kate's baby is a week overdue. Adapted from TV with Richard Briers and Prunella Scales. From March 1967.

With baby a week overdue, there's frustration for George and Kate. 

Starring Richard Briers and Prunella Scales.

Richard Waring’s sitcom based on the mutual love and mistrust of two newlyweds.

Originating on BBC TV, it ran between 1963-65 and was adapted in two series for BBC radio due to its popularity.

George Starling …. Richard Briers
Kate Starling …. Prunella Scales
Mr Hopkins …. Clive Morton
Mrs Hopkins …. Noel Hood
Miles Colvey …. Edward de Souza
Dr Bennett …. Frederick Treves
Receptionist …. Beth Boyd

Recorded at the BBC Paris Studio in London. 

Producer: Charles Maxwell 

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1967.

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1960s sitcom adapted for radio, starring Richard Briers and Prunella Scales

Trials and tribulations of family life. 1960s sitcom adapted for radio, starring Richard Briers and Prunella Scales.

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