''Harriet's Back in Town'' is a 1972 British television series produced by

Thames Television Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992. Thames Television broa ...

. The cast included

Pauline Yates Pauline Lettice Yates (16 June 1929 – 21 January 2015) was an English actress, best known for playing Elizabeth Perrin in the BBC television sitcom ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin''. She also starred in '' Bachelor Father'' and '' ...

, William Russell,

Edwin Richfield Edwin Richfield (11 September 1921 – 2 August 1990) was an English actor. Career Richfield starred in the television series '' Interpol Calling'' (1959). He was '' The Odd Man'' in Granada Television's series of the same name in the early 1 ...

and Sally Bazely. The show featured a newly divorced woman (Harriet Preston, played by Pauline Yates) and her plans for her new life. The first episode was shown on October 17, 1972 and the last (the 104th) exactly one year later on October 17, 1973. Most weeks featured two episodes on consecutive days. Pauline Yates would later star as Elizabeth Perrin in ''

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' is a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role. It is based on a series of novels written by David Nobbs and produced from 1976 to 1979. Nobbs adapted the screenplay for the first series ...

''. The show also featured

Geoffrey Hayes Charles Geoffrey Hayes (13 March 1942 – 30 September 2018) was an English television presenter and actor. He presented Thames Television's children's show ''Rainbow'' from 1972 to 1992. Early life and education Hayes had various jobs such as ...

(later to find fame in the children's show ''

Rainbow A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows c ...

'') as a taxi driver in two episodes.

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* British drama television series 1970s British drama television series 1972 British television series debuts 1972 British television series endings Television shows produced by Thames Television English-language television shows {{UK-tv-prog-stub