''The Last Song'' 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, e ...

which aired on

BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ...

in two series of six episodes between 1981 and 1983. It was written by

Carla Lane Romana Barrack (5 August 1928 – 31 May 2016), known professionally as Carla Lane, was an English television writer responsible for several successful British sitcoms, including ''The Liver Birds'' (co-creator, 1969–1979), ''Butterflies'' (19 ...

.Newcomb p.1313 In the first series Leo Bannister tries to juggle his life between his ex-wife, his two daughters and his new younger, girlfriend. In the second series he tries to reconcile with his wife.

Cast

Geoffrey Palmer Geoffrey Palmer may refer to: Politicians * Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet (1598–1670), English lawyer and politician *Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 3rd Baronet (1655–1732), English politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicestershire *Geoffrey Pa ...

as Leo Bannister (13 episodes) * Caroline Blakiston as Alice Bannister (13 episodes) *

Hetty Baynes Henrietta Sara Louise Baynes (born 16 August 1956) is an English film, television and theatre actress. She began her career in ballet by training from the age of 10 at the Royal Ballet School and made her professional debut, at the age of 12, i ...

as Jane Bannister (10 episodes) * Gay Wilde as Alison Bannister (9 episodes) * Nina Thomas as Liz Carroll (6 episodes) *

Barbara Flynn Barbara Flynn (born Barbara Joy McMurray, 5 August 1948) is an English actress. She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series '' A Family at War'' (1970–1972). She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy ...

as Shirley (6 episodes)

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Song (TV series), The 1981 British television series debuts 1983 British television series endings 1980s British comedy television series BBC television sitcoms English-language television shows