''Relative Strangers'' is a British
comedy
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television series
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which originally aired on
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
between 14 January 1985 and 9 March 1987.
[Vahimagi p.302]
Main cast
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Mark Farmer
Mark Farmer (born 1957 in Birmingham) is a British comic book artist. He is best known as an inker, often working with Alan Davis.
Career
Farmer got his start in the UK comics industry before becoming part of the British Invasion, the wave of ...
as John
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Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly (born David Allan Kelly, 9 May 1950) is an English actor and presenter. Having been trained as a theatre actor, he first came to public prominence as a television presenter of ITV light entertainment shows such as '' Game for a ...
as Fitz
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David Battley
David John Battley (5 November 1935 – 20 January 2003) was a British actor of stage and screen, mainly appearing in comedy roles.
Early life
Battley was born at Battersea, London, the elder son of John Battley, a post-Second World War Labour ...
as Gerald
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Bernard Gallagher as Percy Fisher
References
Bibliography
* Vahimagi, Tise . ''British Television: An Illustrated Guide''. Oxford University Press, 1996.
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=0088592
1985 British television series debuts
1987 British television series endings
1980s British comedy television series
Channel 4 sitcoms
English-language television shows
Channel 4 original programming