''Get Back'' is a British

sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ne ...

written by Laurence Marks and

Maurice Gran Maurice Bernard Gran (born 26 October 1949, in London, England) is an English writer and one half of scriptwriting duo Marks and Gran. He co-wrote the British sitcom, sitcoms ''The New Statesman (1987 TV series), The New Statesman'', ''Birds of ...

which ran for two series between 26 October 1992 and 15 November 1993 on

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. It followed the Sweet family, led by father Martin, played by Ray Winstone, a self-made man who lost his money in the recession of the early 1990s and has to downsize, moving in with his father in a council flat. It is notable for the early appearance of

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, who played one of the family's daughters. The series title, the character names and the titles of each episode were all inspired by Beatles songs.

Characters

* Ray Winstone as Martin Sweet *

Carol Harrison Carol Harrison (born 8 February 1955) is an English actress and writer. She is known mostly for her work on British television, in particular her role as Louise Raymond in BBC's '' EastEnders''. Career Harrison made her acting debut in 1976, in ...

as Loretta Sweet *

as Eleanor Sweet * Michelle Cattini as Joanne 'Jojo' Sweet * Larry Lamb as Albert Sweet *

Jane Booker Jane P Booker (born 9 May 1956) is an English actress. She was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, and has over 40 television roles to her credit. One of her first roles was in James Ivory's "Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures" ...

as Prudence Sweet * John Bardon as Bernie Sweet * George 'Zoot' Money as Bungalow Bill *

Shirley Stelfox Shirley Rosemary Stelfox (11 April 1941 – 7 December 2015) was an English actress, known for her portrayal of the character Edna Birch, a moralising busybody in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', and as Rose, the vampy sister of the snobby an ...

as Lucy (Series 1)

List of episodes

Series 1 (1992)

Series 2 (1993)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Get Back (Tv Series) 1992 British television series debuts 1993 British television series endings 1990s British sitcoms BBC television sitcoms English-language television shows Television series by Fremantle (company) Television shows set in London