Man About the House (1973–1976)

One morning after a particularly wild party, Chrissy and Jo wake up to find Robin sleeping in their bath. He needs a place to live, they need a flatmate that can cook, so they decide to let... See full summary »

Creators:

Brian Cooke, Johnnie Mortimer

Stars:

Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett

2 wins.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Richard O'Sullivan	...	Robin (39 episodes, 1973-1976)
Paula Wilcox	...	Chrissy (39 episodes, 1973-1976)
Sally Thomsett	...	Jo (39 episodes, 1973-1976)
Yootha Joyce	...	Mrs. Roper (39 episodes, 1973-1976)
Brian Murphy	...	Roper (39 episodes, 1973-1976)
Doug Fisher	...	Larry (19 episodes, 1973-1976)

Storyline

One morning after a particularly wild party, Chrissy and Jo wake up to find Robin sleeping in their bath. He needs a place to live, they need a flatmate that can cook, so they decide to let him live with them. Robin is convinced he's in with a chance with both of them, but he never seems to quite manage to impress either woman enough to get them to go out with him! Further ruining his chances is the dampening presence of landlord George Roper and his wife Mildred who live downstairs.

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Plot Keywords:

evil landowner

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 1973 (UK)

Also Known As:

Ein Mann im Haus

Company Credits

Production Co:

Thames Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (39 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Lokatorzy (2000)

User Reviews

Great fun

As is nearly always the case, when Britain comes up with an entertaining and/or successful sit-com or quiz show, the Yanks will come along and poach the format and produce their own, grossly inferior, version. Man About The House is, of course, no exception to that rule. The Yanks' version ( Three's Company ) was unwatchable, braindead pap that seem to run forever. A prime example of quantity over ( non-existent ) quality. The original, on the other hand, is a fondly-remembered gem that had the savvy ( like Fawlty Towers ) to pull the plug at precisely the right time ( unlike the 637 episodes of 'hilarity' that Three's Company came up with ). Jo was cute, there was brilliant chemistry between the Ropers, Richard O'Sullivan made it all look so easy, the scripts, whilst not exactly Oscar Wilde-standard, were consistently funny and Chrissy was THE most drop-dead gorgeous woman who has walked the face of this planet since The Dead Sea was merely feeling unwell. 'Nuff said.