Backs to the Land

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This article is about the sitcom. For the phrase, see Back to the land.

Backs to the Land
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Philippa Howell Terese Stevens Marilyn Galsworthy Pippa Page John Stratton Della Paton
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	19
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Original run	15 April 1977 – 1 September 1978
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Backs to the Land was a British sitcom set during World War II that ran for three series from 1977 to 1978. It was written by David Climie. It was made for the ITV network by Anglia Television. It is not currently available on DVD.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Plot 3 Episodes 3.1 Series One (1977) 3.2 Series Two (1977–78) 3.3 Series Three (1978) 4 References

[edit] Cast

• Philippa Howell - Shirley Bloom
• Terese Stevens - Jenny Dabb
• Marilyn Galsworthy - Daphne Finch-Beauchamp (first 7 episodes)
• John Stratton - Tom Whitlow
• Della Paton - Ethel Whitlow
• David Troughton - Roy Whitlow (series 1)
• Michael Troughton - Eric Whitlow (series 1)
• Jeremy Child - Captain Truscott (series 2)
• Pippa Page - Bunny Burroughs (from series 2)
• Charles Lamb - Wally
• Geraldine Newman - Miss Rainbow
• Peter Tuddenham - Landlord

[edit] Plot

Backs to the Land started in 1940 with three young women who are in the Women's Land Army going to work in a farm to replace the men who have gone to war. The three women are Daphne, Cockney Jenny and Jewish, down to earth Shirley. They end up at Crabtree Farm in Clayfield, Norfolk. The owner is Tom Whitlow, and his sons are Roy and Eric.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Series One (1977)

1. Miss Is As Good As A Male (15 Apr 77)
2. Nymph and Shepherd (22 Apr 77)
3. Alarms, Excursions and Day Trips (29 Apr 77)
4. Sons and Lovers, God Forbid (6 May 77)
5. We Shall Fight Them In The Breeches (13 May 77)
6. All Is Somehow Gathered In (20 May 77)

[edit] Series Two (1977–78)

1. Enter Flirting (2 Dec 77)
2. All Mod Con-Tricks (9 Dec 77)
3. Nickers In The Woodpile' (16 Dec 77)
4. The Warsaw Overture (23 Dec 77)
5. The Magnetic Pole (30 Dec 77)
6. New Broomsticks (6 Jan 78)

[edit] Series Three (1978)

1. Rainbow Around My Neck (21 Jul 78)
2. Remains to be Seen (28 Jul 78)
3. Let's Talk Turkey (4 Aug 78)
4. Waits and Desperate Measures (11 Aug 78)
5. Don't Call Us, We'll Call You (18 Aug 78)
6. A Day Dog and Doris (25 Aug 78)
7. Right Royal (1 Sep 78)

[edit] References

• Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
• British TV Comedy Guide for Backs to the Land