''Fiddlers Three'' is a
British sitcom
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series produced by
Yorkshire Television
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for
ITV which ran for 14 episodes from 19 February to 21 May 1991. Written by
Eric Chappell
Eric George Chappell (25 September 1933 – 21 April 2022) was an English television comedy writer and playwright who wrote or co-wrote some of the UK's biggest sitcom hits over a more than quarter-century career, first gaining significant noti ...
and directed by Graham Wetherell, it stars
Peter Davison as Ralph West,
Paula Wilcox
Paula Wilcox (born 13 December 1949) is an English actress. With a career spanning over 50 years, she is best known for her role as Chrissy in the popular ITV sitcom ''Man About The House'' from 1973 to 1976. She has also had roles in TV shows ...
as Ros West,
Charles Kay
Charles Kay (born Charles Piff, 31 August 1930) is an English actor.
Early life
Kay was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, the son of Frances (née Petty) and Charles Beckingham Piff.
Originally educated at Warwick School, Kay went on to study me ...
as J.J. Morley,
Peter Blake as Harvey,
Tyler Butterworth
Tyler Butterworth (born 6 February 1959, Redhill, Surrey) is an English actor.
Early life
Tyler Butterworth was born 6 February 1959 in Redhill, Surrey. His father was Peter Butterworth, who starred in many of the '' Carry On'' films. His mo ...
as Osborne and Cindy Marshall-Day as Norma.
The sitcom is about office politics in an accounts department in
Wakefield
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,
West Yorkshire
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.
It is a remake of Chappell's earliest sitcom, ''
The Squirrels
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'', broadcast from 1974 to 1977, excluding the scripts written by other writers.
Cast
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Peter Davison as Ralph West
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Paula Wilcox
Paula Wilcox (born 13 December 1949) is an English actress. With a career spanning over 50 years, she is best known for her role as Chrissy in the popular ITV sitcom ''Man About The House'' from 1973 to 1976. She has also had roles in TV shows ...
as Ros West
*
Charles Kay
Charles Kay (born Charles Piff, 31 August 1930) is an English actor.
Early life
Kay was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, the son of Frances (née Petty) and Charles Beckingham Piff.
Originally educated at Warwick School, Kay went on to study me ...
as J.J. Morley
*
Peter Blake as Harvey
*
Tyler Butterworth
Tyler Butterworth (born 6 February 1959, Redhill, Surrey) is an English actor.
Early life
Tyler Butterworth was born 6 February 1959 in Redhill, Surrey. His father was Peter Butterworth, who starred in many of the '' Carry On'' films. His mo ...
as Osborne
*Cindy Marshall-Day as Norma
Episodes
References
External links
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1991 British television series debuts
1991 British television series endings
1990s British sitcoms
1990s British workplace comedy television series
ITV sitcoms
Television series by ITV Studios
Television series by Yorkshire Television
English-language television shows
Television shows set in West Yorkshire
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