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which first aired on

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in 1992.Leafe p.302 A self-regarding veteran actor dominates the lives of his fifth wife and four grown-up children. He is particularly outraged by his eldest daughter's engagement to a

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Cast

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as Vivian Bancroft (6 episodes) *

Susan Hampshire Susan Hampshire, Lady Kulukundis, (born 12 May 1937) is an English actress known for her many television and film roles. A three-time Emmy Award winner, she won for '' The Forsyte Saga'' in 1970, ''The First Churchills'' in 1969, and for ''Vani ...

as Natasha Bancroft (6 episodes) * Caroline Quentin as Kate Bancroft (6 episodes) * Philip Fox as Marvin Whipple (6 episodes) * Richard Ashton as Garth Bancroft (6 episodes) *

Hilda Braid Hilda Braid (3 March 1929 – 6 November 2007) was an English actress who had a long career on British television. She became well known in her later years for playing Victoria "Nana" Moon on the BBC One soap opera '' EastEnders''. Early lif ...

as Mrs. Dawson (3 episodes) * Liz Daniels as Alemka (3 episodes) *

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as Stella Whipple (3 episodes) *

Jack Smethurst John Smethurst (9 April 1932 – 16 February 2022) was an English television and film comic actor. He was best known for his role as Eddie Booth in the British television sitcom '' Love Thy Neighbour''. Early life Smethurst was born on 9 Apri ...

as Ron Whipple (3 episodes) * Jo-Anne Sale as Spirit (2 episodes)

References

Bibliography

* David Leafe. ''British Film Institute Film and Television Handbook 1993''. Bloomsbury Academic, 1992.

External links

* {{Roy Clarke BBC television sitcoms 1992 British television series debuts 1992 British television series endings 1990s British comedy television series English-language television shows