''Abigail and Roger'' is a British television

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that aired on the

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in 1956. It was written by Kelvin Sheldon. The programme saw Julie Webb and David Drummond play Abigail and Roger, an engaged couple living in London bedsits. The series is thought to no longer

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Cast

*Julie Webb – Abigail *David Drummond – Roger *Rosina Enright – Shirl * John Stone – Clive *Grace Denbigh-Russell – Mrs Moloch

Plot

Abigail and Roger are an engaged couple living separately in bedsits in London. Abigail is a shorthand typist, who is outspoken and very capable domestically, she can mend a

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, cook, drive and so on. Roger works in the

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and is into keeping fit and planning for their future. Much of the humour arose from the different attitudes to life, and their interest in the attractions of London.

Episodes

The show was originally meant to run for thirteen weeks, as a summer replacement for the soap opera '' The Grove Family'', but in fact only ran for nine weeks. The entire series is thought to be

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References

* Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
British TV Comedy Guide for ''Abigail And Roger''

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abigail And Roger 1956 British television series debuts 1956 British television series endings 1950s British sitcoms BBC television sitcoms Lost BBC episodes Television shows set in London