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ACTOR
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CHARACTER / ROLE
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EPISODE APPEARANCE(S)
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Elizabeth
Adare
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Lucy, Philip's girlfriend.
Comes to the house for a night of passion with Philip,
but Rigsby is home. Rigsby
mistakes
her for being his 'present'
from Philip.
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For
The Man Who Has Everything
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Roy
Barraclough
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Barman, served Rigsby.
Serves Rigsby drinks and crisps while he waits for his blind date. After
many cases of mistaken identity, he has Rigsby thrown out.
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Pink
Carnations
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Ann
Beach
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Mrs. Brent. Temporary
tenant, complete with baby boy. She leaves him in Alan's care, but Rigsby
soon takes charge.
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That's
My Boy
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Norman
Bird
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Vicar, asked to perform
exorcism. Tries
to convince Rigsby that
his 'bad spirits'
are from his own subconscious.
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Things
That Go Bump In The Night
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Peter
Bowles
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Hilary, camp playwright.
Struggling writer and actor. Takes a shine to Alan, plays
a joke on Rigsby and ends
up in a
clinch with Miss Jones on
her bed.
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Stage
Struck
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James
Bree
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Peppery Man, lambasts
Rigsby's driving. Tells him he will see him in court.
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Clunk
Click (scene cut)
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Roger
Brierley
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Osborne, hypochondriac.
Worried about impending circumcision operation. Has blackout, convincing
Rigsby he's dead.
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Suddenly
At Home
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Ronnie
Brody
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Charlie, the bailiff's
assistant. Takes an inventory of Rigsby's hire purchase belongings, before
removing them.
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Last
Of The Big Spenders
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Avis
Bunnage
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Veronica Rigsby, his
estranged wife. Returns to Rigsby and pretends to be happily married in
front of Aunt Maud, to get her hands on an inheritance.
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Great
Expectations
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Judy
Buxton
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Caroline Armitage, Alan's
girlfriend. Aristocratic and rich. Leaves Alan when Rigsby embarrasses
her and her mother.
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Clunk
Click
The
Cocktail Hour
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John
Clive
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1. Samaritan. Is called
upon by Rigsby when suicidal Mr. Gray takes to the roof
in his underpants. 2.Gwyn,
a religious student. Shares room with Philip, and
tries to convert Rigsby
and Miss Jones.
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1. The
Good Samaritan
2. Fire
& Brimstone
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George
A. Cooper
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Mr. Cooper, father of
Alan's girlfriend. Comes round to stop Alan from seeing
his daughter. Is sent packing
by Rigsby, only to return with his two strapping sons.
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Permissive
Society
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David
Daker
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Mr. Brent, father of
baby boy. A sailor
on a cross-channel ferry.
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That's
My Boy
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Robert
Dorning
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Father, of lovestruck
daughter. Comes to the house to send off her boyfriend Robin, but after
mistaking him for Rigsby and Philip, is pleased to see Robin after all.
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Hello
Young Lovers
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Liz
Edmiston
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Maureen, Alan's cyclist
friend. Is wooed by Alan in his room until Rigsby appears, and she has
to hide under the bed.
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Charisma
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Jonathan
Elsom
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Curate, singing with
Ruth. Practising his vocal techniques, accompanied by Ruth
on recorder. The python
intervenes.
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Fawcett's
Python
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Derek
Francis
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Mr. French, collided
with Rigsby's car.
A magistrate who insists
on paying
Rigsby for the damage, but
Rigsby has given ownership of the car to Alan.
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Clunk
Click
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Gretchen
Franklin
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Aunt Maud, executor
of will. Comes to make sure Rigsby and spouse are still happily married,
a condition of the will.
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Great
Expectations
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Helen
Fraser
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1. Postmistress Gwen.
Delivers Rigsby
a Christmas card, and rebuffs
his
advances to get her under
the mistletoe.
2. Bride. Newlywed who Rigsby
mistakes for his blind date, who is promptly set upon by her husband and
her battleaxe rmother.
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1. For
The Man Who Has Everything
2. Pink
Carnations
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Frank
Gatliff
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Charlie, manager at
The Grange. Is wary of 'troublemaker' Rigsby's presence in his restaurant.
Throws Rigsby out after a disturbance on the dance floor.
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A
Night Out
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Robert
Gillespie
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Gas Man. Comes to cut
Rigsby's supply off, but is talked out of it by 'penniless' Rigsby, until
a pocketful of small change appears from a hole in Rigsby's lining.
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Last
Of The Big Spenders
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Kelwyn
Harrison
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Non-speaking policeman.
Accompanies a sergeant making door-to-door enquiries about the prowler
in the area.
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The
Prowler
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Peter
Jeffrey
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Ambrose, gypsy and hypnotist.
Tries to hypnotise Philip, but Rigsby falls under
the spell instead.
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Under
The Influence
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Andonia
Katsaros
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Marilyn, exotic dancer
with snake. Causes mayhem when her pet python goes AWOL after a walk in
the garden with him.
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Fawcett's
Python
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Diana
King
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Mrs. King, Caroline's
mother. Upper-class president of the Women's guild. Is
knocked down a few pegs
when Rigsby remembers her from secondary school.
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The
Cocktail Hour
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Ian
Lavender
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Mr. Platt, political
candidate. Tries to convert Miss Jones to the Liberal Party.
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Stand
Up And Be Counted
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Alun
Lewis
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Robin, lovestruck man.
At the house
with his girlfriend, and
fearing her father.
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Hello
Young Lovers
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Larry
Martyn
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Fred, Rigsby's milkman.
Suffers the misery of the season from Rigsby, but
gets the postmistress under
the mistletoe.
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For
The Man Who Has Everything
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Henry
McGee
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Seymour, crook and pickpocket.
Duped Rigsby into parting with his cash.
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The
Perfect Gentleman
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Derek
Newark
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Spooner, wrestler tenant.
Frightened of the dark. Breaks leg tripping over Vienna.
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A
Night Out
All
Our Yesterdays
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Daphne
Oxenford
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Radio announcer, narrated
children's story on radio, while Rigsby was babysitting Mrs. Brent's child.
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That's
My Boy
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Robin
Parkinson
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Desmond, Ruth's fiance.
Works in poetry section of library. Becomes engaged to Ruth and she moves
in with him.
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Moonlight
And Roses
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Brian
Peck
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Ron, Rigsby's brother.
Gives Rigsby a 'found' wedding ring, but drives Rigsby to the wrong church
on his big day.
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Come
On In, The Water's Lovely
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John
Quayle
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Groom at reception.
Rigsby mistakes
his new bride for his blind
date. Ruth mistakes him for her blind date.
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Pink
Carnations
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Gay
Rose
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Brenda, artists' and
photographers' nude model at the local university. Befriended
by Alan, moved into Ruth's
room. Ogled
by Rigsby, courted briefly
by Alan.
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Moonlight
And Roses
Last
Of The Big Spenders
Things
That Go Bump In The Night
For
The Man Who Has Everything
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Fanny
Rowe
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Ruth's Mother, turns
up for the wedding. Tries to talk Ruth out of the marriage.
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Come
On In, The Water's Lovely
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David
Rowlands
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Curate, cricket-mad
Gordon. Brings camera along to photograph 'Grey Lady'.
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Things
That Go Bump In The Night
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Andrew
Sachs
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Mr. Snell, solicitor.
Gives Rigsby the news that his late Uncle George has given him the residue
of his estate - on condition
that Rigsby is happily married.
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Great
Expectations
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Joan
Sanderson
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Bride's Mother. Sets
about Rigsby after mistaking her and her daughter for his
blind date. She gets him
thrown out.
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Pink
Carnations
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George
Sewell
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'Detective Constable
Baker', prowler and burglar. Poses as Inspector investigating the reports
of a prowler in the area.
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The
Prowler
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Anthony
Sharp
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Mr. DeVere-Brown, political
candidate. Conservative twit with two labradors. Honours Rigsby with his
presence until telling him his home will be pulled down.
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Stand
Up And Be Counted
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Campbell
Singer
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Mr. Flint, bailiff.
Comes to remove Rigsby's hire purchase furniture after non-payment.
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Last
Of The Big Spenders
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Michael
Stainton
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Policeman, comes to
warn tenants about prowler posing as investigator.
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The
Prowler
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David
Swift
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Mr. Gray, suicidal tenant.
Has left his wife, thinks of leaving this world. Starts by
going up on the roof in
his underpants.
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The
Good Samaritan
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Michael
Ward
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Labour candidate, camp
as Christmas. Calls in on Alan and Philip to rally support.
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Stand
Up And Be Counted
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Deborah
Watling
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Lorna, lovestruck girl.
Looks forward to night with fiance, away from her father.
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Hello
Young Lovers
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SCRIPT
Eric
Chappell
MUSIC
Dennis Wilson
PRODUCER
Ian MacNaughton (1/1);
Ronnie Baxter (1/1-1/3,1/5-1/7,
2/1-2/6, Special); Len Lurcuck (1/4, 2/7);
Vernon Lawrence (1/1-1/6).
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Mary Byrne (1/1-1/7);
Celia Sherman-Fisher (2/1-2/7);
Evelyn Herschstein (Special,
3/1-3/7);
Ellie Kyle (4/1-4/6).
COSTUMES
Brenda Fox (1/1-1/, 2/1-2/7,
3/1-3/7, 4/1-4/5); June Cashman (4/6).
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MAKE-UP
Di Caplin (1/1-1/5, 1/7);
Jane Clifton (1/6);
Viv Locklin (2/1-2/7, Special);
Pam Fox, Pearl Rashbash,
Pat Reid (3/1-3/7); Judy Binns (4/1-4/6).
CAMERAMEN
Mike Boyle, Colin Philpott,
Arthur Tipper, Peter Lord (1/1-1/7); Gerry Lord, Mike Boyle, Colin Philpott
(2/1-2/7, Special);
Arthur Tipper, Gerry Lord,
Colin Philpott (3/1-3/7); Paul Thompson, Colin Philpott, Gerry Lord, Dave
Ramsey (4/1-4/6).
SOUND
Ron Parker & Ian Hughes
(1/1-1/7);
David Whitely, Chris Warner
& Ian Hughes (2/1-2/7, Special); Ian Hughes &
Chris Warner (3/1-3/7);
Glyn Edwards,
Ian Hughes, Dave Whiteley
& Chris Warner (4/1-4/6).
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LIGHTING
Peter Hardman & Peter
Squires (1/1-1/7, 2/1-2/7, 3/1-3/5, 3/7); John Watt (3/6); Peter Hardman
(4/1-4/4);
Bob Gray (4/5-4/6).
VISION MIXER
Kay Harrington, John Cooper
& Chris Foley (1/1-1/7); Kay Harrington & Chris Foley (2/1-2/7);
Jackie O'Gorman (Special);
Sue James, Kay Harrington
& Jackie O'Gorman (3/1-3/7); Sue James,
Chris Foley & Kay Harrington
(4/1-4/6).
DESIGNER
Colin Pigott (1/1-1/7, 2/1-2/7,
3/1-3/7, 4/1-4/2); Colin Pigott & Peter Caldwell (4/5); Peter Caldwell
(4/4-4/6).
STAGE MANAGERS
Terry Knowles, Olive Simpson.
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