Take Three Girls
| Take Three Girls | |
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| Genre |
Comedy Drama |
| Written by |
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| Directed by |
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| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Pentangle |
| Opening theme | 'Light Flight' |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Michael Hayes
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| Location(s) | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC1 |
| Picture format | PAL (576i), |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original run | 17 November 1969 – 1 January 1971 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Take Three Women (1982) |
Take Three Girls is a drama series on BBC1 which ran between 1969 and 1971 about the lives of three girls sharing a flat in 'Swinging' London (17 Glazbury Road W14). The programme is notable as being BBC1's first colour drama series.[1]
The characters - cello-playing Victoria, single mother Kate and Cockney art student Avril - were played by Liza Goddard, Susan Jameson and Angela Down. For the second series, the characters of Kate and Avril were replaced by journalist Jenny and American psychology graduate Lulie (played by Carolyn Seymour and Barra Grant).[2]
Two series (of 12 episodes each) of Take Three Girls were shown on BBC1 between 1969 and 1971. Only 10 episodes out of the original run of 24 are believed to still exist.[3] A four-episode series - Take Three Women, showing the original characters at a later stage in their lives - was shown on BBC2 in 1982. Victoria was now a widow with a young daughter and Avril an art gallery owner while Kate was sharing her life with her son and his teacher.
The theme music to Take Three Girls - 'Light Flight' by the British folk rock group Pentangle - was a British chart hit in February 1970. Pentangle also contributed music to Take Three Women.
"Victoria" is a novel by the scriptwriters, Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham and is about their character's adventures in the first series.
Episodes
Episode # Prod # Original Air Date Titles
1. 1- 1 BB001 17 Nov 69 Stop Acting (Kate)
2. 1- 2 BB002 24 Nov 69 Devon Violets (Avril)
3. 1- 3 BB003 1 Dec 69 Requiem For Cello in SW3 (Victoria)(lost)
4. 1- 4 BB004 8 Dec 69 Start Working (Kate)
5. 1- 5 BB005 15 Dec 69 Heart's Ease (Avril)(lost)
6. 1- 6 BB006 22 Dec 69 Rhapsody for Misplaced Persons (Victoria)(lost)
7. 1- 7 BB007 29 Dec 69 Try Loving (Kate)(lost)
8. 1- 8 BB008 5 Jan 70 Sweet Basil (Avril)(lost)
9. 1- 9 BB009 12 Jan 70 Variations of May and September (Victoria)
10. 1-10 BB010 19 Jan 70 Keep Hoping (Kate)
11. 1-11 26 Jan 70 Roses Round the Door (Avril)
12. 1-12 2 Feb 70 Gloria for First Offence (Victoria)(lost)
Season 2
13. 2- 1 24 Mar 71 Coda and Resolution (Victoria)(lost)
14. 2- 2 31 Mar 71 The Private Sector (Lulie)
15. 2- 3 7 Apr 71 Closed Circuit (Jenny)(lost)
16. 2- 4 14 Apr 71 Duet for Two Left Feet (Victoria)(lost)
17. 2- 5 21 Apr 71 The Company of Madmen (Lulie)(lost)
18. 2- 6 28 Apr 71 Kitsch, or Protocols in a Chinese Laundry (Jenny)
19. 2- 7 7 May 71 Prelude to a New Arrangement (Victoria)(lost)
20. 2- 8 14 May 71 A Little Blindness (Lulie)(lost)
21. 2- 9 21 May 71 Freelance (Jenny)(lost)
22. 2-10 28 May 71 Composition Out of Discord (Victoria)(lost)
23. 2-11 4 Jun 71 A School for Grievances (Lulie)
24. 2-12 11 Jul 71 Release (Jenny)
References
- ↑ The Pentangle, Basket of Light LP sleeve notes, Transatlantic Records 1969
- ↑ IMDb - Take Three Girls (TV Series 1969–1971)
- ↑ Take Three Girls, lostshows.com
- ↑ Take Three Girls - TV.com