''Side by Side'' is a British

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starring

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and

Louisa Rix Louisa MacGregor Rix (born 2 February 1955) is a former actress and interior designer. She is the daughter of actors Brian Rix and Elspet Gray. She studied drama at LAMDA and acted for many years on TV and in the theatre. Rix gained early the ...

that was broadcast for two series from 1992 to 1993. It was written by Richard Ommanney, who had also written '' Three Up, Two Down''.

Cast

– Vince Tulley *

– Gilly Bell *

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– Stella Tulley *Mia Fothergill – Katie Bell * Alex Walkinshaw – Terry Shane

Plot

Vince Tulley is a successful and relatively wealthy

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who lives in

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in Surrey, with his wife Stella. He enjoys adding bizarre and unusual features to both the inside and outside of his house, including a

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and mock Acropolis. His neighbour, Gilly Bell, is recently widowed and bringing up her daughter Katie. Gilly hates Vince's additions as she feels he is bringing down the tone of the neighbourhood, although she gets on very well with Vince's easy-going wife, Stella. Terry Shane, Vince's nephew and assistant, has a love-hate relationship with Katie.

Episodes

Series One had six episodes, which aired weekly from 27 April until 1 June 1992. Series Two had seven episodes, which aired weekly from 18 February until 1 April 1993.

References

Mark Lewisohn Mark Lewisohn (born 16 June 1958) is an English historian and biographer. Since the 1980s, he has written many reference books about the Beatles and has worked for EMI, MPL Communications and Apple Corps.

, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Side by Side 1992 British television series debuts 1993 British television series endings 1990s British comedy television series BBC television sitcoms English-language television shows