''Andy Capp'' is a British sitcom based on the cartoon '' Andy Capp''. It starred

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and ran for one series in 1988. It was written by Keith Waterhouse. Unusually, for a sitcom at the time, there was neither a studio audience nor a laugh track during the filming of ''Andy Capp'', and was filmed entirely on location. It was made for the

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Cast

- Andrew "Andy" Capp * Paula Tilbrook - Flo Capp *Mike Savage - Bookie * Keith Smith - Chalkie * George Waring - Clifford *John Arthur - Jack *

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- Keith *Andy Mulligan - Meredith *

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- Milkie *Shirley Dixon - Mother-in-law *Richard Tate - Pawnbroker *

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- Percy * Susan Brown - Ruby *Colette Stevenson - Shirley *Ian Thompson - The Vicar * Kevin Lloyd - Walter *

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Plot

The sitcom ''Andy Capp'' was based on the cartoon strip of the same name that had run since 1957 in ''

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''. Andy Capp is a slothful man from

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, whose life consists of drinking, sleeping, watching TV, betting, going to the pub and occasionally playing football (as opposed to rugby, which was Andy's sport in the comic strip). His wife, Flo, is constantly annoyed by her lazy husband and frequently uses a rolling pin as a weapon.

Episodes

#"New Leaf" (22 February 1988) #"The Sporting Life" (29 February 1988) #"Flo's New Frock!" (7 March 1988) #"Love me or leave me?" (14 March 1988) #"Economy Drive" (21 March 1988) #"The Anniversary Waltz" (28 March 1988)

DVD release

''The Complete Series of Andy Capp'' was released by Region 2) on 11 June 2012.

References

External links

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British TV Comedy Guide for ''Andy Capp''
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