My Old Man (sitcom)

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My Old Man
Format	Sitcom
Starring	Clive Dunn Priscilla Morgan Edward Hardwicke
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	30 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV1
Original run	May 3, 1974 – April 12, 1975

My Old Man is a popular but short-lived British sitcom which starred Clive Dunn as retired and embittered engine driver Sam Cobbett.^[1] Thirteen episodes were made which were shown in two seasons of 1974 and 1975.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production History
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot

Set in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, the central character, Sam Cobbett, was a retired and embittered engine-driver. He was the last tenant to leave an old house in a road condemned by a council. He then goes to live with his daughter, her posh husband, Arthur, and their young teenage son, Ron, in a flat nearby.

[edit] Cast

Clive Dunn as Sam Cobbett
Priscilla Morgan as Doris
Edward Hardwicke as Arthur
George Tovey as Willie
John Laurimore as Andrew
Peter Mayock as Cyril

[edit] Production History

The pilot was one of a series of seven one-offs called Seven of One. It starred Ronnie Barker with Graham Armitage and Ann Beach. When the BBC failed to develop Gerald Frow's script, Yorkshire Television took over and cast Clive Dunn in the lead part while Ronnie Barker focused on his successful roles in Porridge and Open All Hours.

The writers were Gerald Frow and Ian Le Frenais. The director was John Duncan while Paddy Russell was the producer. Sydney Lotterby and Harold Snoad produced the BBC pilot.

The location of the main series was unchanged from the pilot.