''The Glums'' is a British

television sitcom Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

which first aired on ITV in 1979. It had its origins in a segment of the 1950s radio show ''

Take It from Here ''Take It from Here'' (often referred to as ''TIFH'', pronounced – and sometimes humorously spelt – "TIFE") is a British radio comedy programme broadcast by the BBC between 1948 and 1960. It was written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden, a ...

''.Morgan-Russell p.3 The characters were revived as part of '' Bruce Forsyth's Big Night'' variety show in 1978, and the following year were given a spin-off which lasted for one series of eight episodes.

Frank Muir Frank Herbert Muir (5 February 1920 – 2 January 1998) was an English comedy writer, radio and television personality, and raconteur. His writing and performing partnership with Denis Norden endured for most of their careers. Together they wro ...

and

Denis Norden Denis Mostyn Norden (6 February 1922 – 19 September 2018) was an English comedy writer and television presenter. After an early career working in cinemas, he began scriptwriting during the Second World War. From 1948 to 1959, he co-wrote the ...

adapted their original radio scripts for the series.

Main cast

Jimmy Edwards James Keith O'Neill Edwards, DFC (23 March 19207 July 1988) was an English comedy writer and actor on radio and television, best known as Pa Glum in ''Take It from Here'' and as headmaster "Professor" James Edwards in ''Whack-O!''. Early lif ...

as Father *

Ian Lavender Arthur Ian Lavender (born 16 February 1946) is an English stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Private Pike in the BBC sitcom '' Dad's Army'', and is the last surviving major cast member of the series following t ...

as Ron *

Patricia Brake Patricia Ann Brake (25 June 1942 – 28 May 2022) was an English actress. From the age of 16, Brake trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, before joining the Salisbury Playhouse. She joined the Royal Shakespeare Company where (among o ...

as Eth * Michael Stainton as Ted the landlord

References

Bibliography

* Morgan-Russell, Simon. ''Jimmy Perry and David Croft''. Manchester University Press, 2004. * Slide, Anthony. ''Wake Up At The Back There: It's Jimmy Edwards''. 2018.

External links

* 1979 British television series debuts 1979 British television series endings 1970s British comedy television series ITV sitcoms English-language television shows {{Comedy-tv-prog-stub