''My Wife Next Door'' is a

British sitcom A British sitcom or a Britcom is a situational comedy programme produced for British television. Most British sitcoms are recorded on studio sets, while some have an element of location filming. A handful are made almost exclusively on location ...

created by

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and written by

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. It was shown on

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in 1972, and ran for 13 episodes. The programme is about a couple, George Basset (

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) and Suzie Basset (

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). Each tries to start afresh after their divorce. They move to the country, only to find that they have moved into adjoining cottages. The series won a

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in 1973. During a repeat run of the series, in January 1980, one episode gained 19.3 million viewers and was the second most-watched programme that week.The Mausoleum Club
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The complete series was released onto DVD in 2018.

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* 1970s British sitcoms 1972 British television series debuts 1972 British television series endings BBC television sitcoms English-language television shows BAFTA winners (television series) {{BBC-tv-prog-stub