''Room at the Bottom'' is a British

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which originally aired on

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between 1986 and 1988.Newcomb p.285

Main cast

James Bolam James Christopher Bolam (born 16 June 1935) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Collier in ''The Likely Lads'' and its sequel ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'', Jack Ford in ''When the Boat Comes In'', Roy Fi ...

as Nesbitt Gunn *

Keith Barron Keith Barron (8 August 1934 – 15 November 2017) was an English actor and television presenter who appeared in films and on television from 1961 until 2017. His television roles included the police drama ''The Odd Man'', the sitcom ''Duty Free ...

as Kevin Hughes *

Deborah Grant Deborah Grant (born Deborah Jane Snelling; 22 February 1947) is an English actress. Between 1981 and 1991, she played Deborah Bergerac in the BBC television detective series '' Bergerac''. Since 2007, she has appeared in the sitcom ''Not Going ...

as Celia Pagett-Smythe * Richard Wilson as Chaplain Toby Duckworth *

Erika Hoffman Erika Hoffman is an English actress known for portraying Lesley Bainbridge in the BBC comedy '' Brush Strokes'' from series two onwards. When the ''Brush Strokes'' series ended, she joined fellow cast member Howard Lew Lewis in the Channel 4 com ...

as Nancy *

Oliver Cotton Oliver Charles Cotton (born 20 June 1944) is an English actor, comedian and playwright, known for his prolific work on stage, TV and film. He remains best known for his role as Cesare Borgia in the BBC's 1981 drama series '' The Borgias''. Early ...

as Tom

References

Bibliography

* Newcomb, Horace . ''Encyclopedia of Television''. Routledge, 2014.

External links

* {{Galton and Simpson 1986 British television series debuts 1988 British television series endings 1980s British comedy television series ITV sitcoms English-language television shows Television series by Yorkshire Television