''High Street Blues'' was a short-lived British television sitcom series produced by

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for

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from 6 January to 10 February 1989. It ran for six episodes, each 30 minutes long. The series starring

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, Elizabeth Stewart, Georgia Mitchell, Valerie Walsh, Chris Pitt, Victoria Hasted,

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, Eve Bland and Shirley Dixon.

Cast

as Charlie McFee *

as Chesney Black * Elizabeth Stewart as Mavis Drinkwater * Georgia Mitchell as Paula Franks * Valerie Walsh as Ritta Franks * Chris Pitt as Bob Farthing * Victoria Hasted as Susan Drinkwater *

as Valentine *

as Sharpe * Eve Bland as Sheila * Shirley Dixon as managing director

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0335677, title=High Street Blues 1989 British television series debuts 1989 British television series endings 1980s British sitcoms ITV sitcoms London Weekend Television shows English-language television shows Television series by ITV Studios Television shows set in Surrey