''...And Mother Makes Three'' is a

British sitcom A British sitcom or a Britcom is a situational comedy programme produced for British television. Most British sitcoms are recorded on studio sets, while some have an element of location filming. A handful are made almost exclusively on location ...

shown on

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from 27 April 1971 to 27 June 1973. Starring

Wendy Craig Anne Gwendolyn "Wendy" Craig (born 20 June 1934) is an English actress who is best known for her appearances in the sitcoms ''Not in Front of the Children (TV series), Not in Front of the Children'', ''...And Mother Makes Three'', ''...And M ...

, it was written by Peter Buchanan, Peter Robinson,

Richard Waring Richard Waring (born Richard Waring Stephens; 27 May 1911 – 18 January 1993) was an English-American actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his role in the film ''Mr. Skeffington'' (1944). Biography Richard Waring was born Richard Ste ...

and

Carla Lane Romana Barrack (5 August 1928 – 31 May 2016), known professionally as Carla Lane, was an English television writer responsible for several successful British sitcoms, including ''The Liver Birds'' (co-creator, 1969–1979), ''Butterflies'' (19 ...

. It was made for the ITV network by

Thames Television Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a Broadcast license, franchise holder for a region of the British ITV (TV network), ITV television network serving Greater London, London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until th ...

Cast

– Sally Harrison *

Robin Davies Robert Richard "Robin" Davies (16 January 1954 – 22 February 2010) was a Welsh television and film actor.

– Simon Harrison *

David Parfitt David Parfitt (born 8 July 1958) is an English film producer, actor, and co-founder of Trademark Films. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 71st Academy Awards for ''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998). Early life Parfitt was born in Sunder ...

– Peter Harrison * Valerie Lush – Auntie Flo *

George Selway George Selway (21 February 1924 – May 1994) was an English actor who had a lengthy career in film and television. He was married to and later separated from English actress Patricia Greene, of ''The Archers'' radio serial fame. Coincidental ...

– Mr Campbell *

Richard Coleman Richard Coleman (20 January 1930 – 16 December 2008) was a British film, television and stage actor. Early life Richard Coleman was born Ronald Coleman in Peckham, London in 1930. He was educated at Wilson's Grammar School, Peckham. Af ...

– David Redway (series 3 and 4) *

Julie Dawn Cole Julie Dawn Cole (born 26 October 1957) is an English actress. She began her career as a child performer in the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'', playing Veruca Salt. Career ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' Raised in ...

– Arabella (series 1 and 2) *Miriam Mann – Jane Redway (series 3 and 4) *

Richard Thorp Richard Stanley Thorp (2 January 1932 – 22 May 2013) was an English actor. He was best known for his 30-year tenure portraying Alan Turner in the ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 1982 to 2013. He also appeared in films such ...

– Stanley Marsh (Best Man) (series 4, episodes 4 and 5)

Plot

Newly widowed mother Sally Harrison is trying to hold down a job as an assistant to Mr Campbell, a veterinarian. Her children are Simon and Peter, and her aunt Flo lives with them and tries to help. In Series 3 Mr Campbell moves to Scotland and the vet premises is taken over by divorcee David Redway, an antique bookseller who has a daughter, Jane. David and Sally fall in love.

Episodes

Series One (1971)

#"Simon's Holiday" (27 April 1971) #"Birthday Bike" (4 May 1971) #"A Bird in the Hand" (11 May 1971) #"Get Mobile" (18 May 1971) #"School for Love" (25 May 1971) #"Pound of Flesh" (1 June 1971) #"Mr Mum" (8 June 1971)

Series Two (1971–72)

#"A Hard Day Out" (2 December 1971) #"The Matchmakers" (9 December 1971) #"Growing Pains" (16 December 1971) #"But How Can I Tell Them?" (23 December 1971) #"Once A Year Day" (30 December 1971) #"All Play and No Work" (6 January 1972)

Short Special (1971)

*Part of ''Mike and Bernie Winters' All-Star Christmas Comedy Carnival'' (25 December 1971)

Series Three (1972)

#"Gather Ye Mushrooms While Ye May" (14 September 1972) #"Father Figure" (21 September 1972) #"Girl Talk" (28 September 1972) #"Thank Heaven for Little Girls?" (5 October 1972) #"A Family Affair" (12 October 1972) #"Two Hearts That Beat As Two" (19 October 1972)

Series Four (1973)

#"Wedding Talk" (16 May 1973) #"Homes, Sweet Homes" (23 May 1973) #"A Home and A Job" (30 May 1973) #"The Eve of the Day" (6 June 1973) #"And Father Makes Five" (13 June 1973) #"Starting Trouble" (20 June 1973) #"The Honeymoon's Over" (27 June 1973)

DVD releases

All four series have been released on DVD in the United Kingdom (Region 2) by Network DVD. A 4-disc set of the complete series has also been released.

''...And Mother Makes Five''

In the fourth series of ''...And Mother Makes Three'' Sally Harrison marries David Redway, leading to a sequel called '' ...And Mother Makes Five''.

References

External links

''...And Mother Makes Three''
at Nostalgia Central * * Locations The house in the opening credits is in Trowlock Avenue Teddington. Has been remodelled, you can recognise the location. {{DEFAULTSORT:And Mother Makes Three 1970s British sitcoms 1971 British television series debuts 1973 British television series endings ITV sitcoms Television series by Fremantle (company) Television shows produced by Thames Television English-language television shows Television shows shot at Teddington Studios