Come Back Mrs Noah

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Come Back Mrs Noah
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jeremy Lloyd David Croft
Written by	Jeremy Lloyd David Croft
Starring	Mollie Sugden Ian Lavender Donald Hewlett Michael Knowles Gorden Kaye
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC1
Original run	13 December 1977 – 14 August 1978
External links
IMDb profile

Come Back Mrs Noah is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1977 to 1978. Starring Mollie Sugden and Ian Lavender, it was written by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, who had also written Are You Being Served?, which had also starred Mollie Sugden. Come Back Mrs Noah was not a success, with some regarding it as one of the worst British sitcoms ever made.^[1]

Contents 1 Cast 2 Plot 3 Episodes 3.1 Pilot (1977) 3.2 Series One (1978) 4 Other countries 5 References 6 Footnotes 7 External links

[edit] Cast

• Mollie Sugden - Mrs Gertrude Noah
• Ian Lavender - Clive Cunliffe
• Donald Hewlett - Carstairs
• Michael Knowles - Fanshaw
• Gorden Kaye - TV Presenter
• Tim Barrett - Garfield Hawk
• Joe Black - Garstang
• Ann Michelle - Scarth Dare
• Jennifer Lonsdale - Technician

Amongst those making guest appearances were Robert Gillespie, Diana King, Kenneth MacDonald, Norman Mitchell, Harold Bennett, Vicki Michelle and Christopher Mitchell.

[edit] Plot

In 2050, a British housewife called Gertrude Noah wins a cookery competition, and the prize is a tour of Britannia Seven, the UK's new Space Exploration Vehicle. In the pilot episode, the craft is accidentally sent blasting off into space with Mrs Noah and a small crew on it. The series then centres on efforts to bring Mrs Noah back down to Earth. The news bulletins on Earth, read by Gorden Kaye, provided what some say are the funniest lines in the programme, revealing countries like the USA and Germany had to turn to Britain, the most successful nation on Earth, for help.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Pilot (1977)

• Pilot (13 December 1977)

[edit] Series One (1978)

1. "In Orbit" (17 July 1978)
2. "To the Rescue" (24 July 1978)
3. "Who Goes Home?" (31 July 1978)
4. "The Housing Problem" (7 August 1978)
5. "The Last Chance" (14 August 1978)

[edit] Other countries

Come Back Mrs Noah was also shown in the Netherlands, starting on 30 June 1979. It was also aired in Australia.

[edit] References

• Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
• Come Back Mrs Noah at the British TV Comedy Guide

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

• Come Back Mrs Noah at bbc.co.uk

v • d • e David Croft sitcoms Dad's Army (1968) • Birds in the Bush (1972) • Are You Being Served? (1972) • It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974) • Come Back Mrs Noah (1977) • Hi-de-Hi! (1980) • Oh Happy Band! (1980) • 'Allo 'Allo! (1982) • You Rang, M'Lord? (1988) • Grace & Favour (1992) • Which Way to the War (1994) • Oh, Doctor Beeching! (1995) • Here Comes the Queen (2008)