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Man About the House

  • TV Series
  • 1973–19761973–1976
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Richard O'Sullivan, Sally Thomsett, and Paula Wilcox in Man About the House (1973)
Comedy

The morning after a particularly wild party, Chrissy and Jo wake up to find Robin sleeping in their bath. He needs a place to live and they need a flatmate who can cook, so they decide to le... Read allThe morning after a particularly wild party, Chrissy and Jo wake up to find Robin sleeping in their bath. He needs a place to live and they need a flatmate who 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 n... Read allThe morning after a particularly wild party, Chrissy and Jo wake up to find Robin sleeping in their bath. He needs a place to live and they need a flatmate who 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 so they'll go out with him. Furt... Read all

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1.3K
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  • Creators
    • Brian Cooke
    • Johnnie Mortimer
  • Stars
    • Richard O'Sullivan
    • Paula Wilcox
    • Sally Thomsett
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  • Creators
    • Brian Cooke
    • Johnnie Mortimer
  • Stars
    • Richard O'Sullivan
    • Paula Wilcox
    • Sally Thomsett
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    • 23User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

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    Richard O'Sullivan
    Richard O'Sullivan
    • Robinas Robin…
    39 episodes39 eps • 1973–1976
    Paula Wilcox
    Paula Wilcox
    • Chrissyas Chrissy
    39 episodes39 eps • 1973–1976
    Sally Thomsett
    • Joas Jo
    39 episodes39 eps • 1973–1976
    Yootha Joyce
    Yootha Joyce
    • Mildred Roperas Mildred Roper
    39 episodes39 eps • 1973–1976
    Brian Murphy
    Brian Murphy
    • George Roperas George Roper
    39 episodes39 eps • 1973–1976
    Doug Fisher
    Doug Fisher
    • Larryas Larry
    19 episodes19 eps • 1973–1976
    John Carlin
    • Barmanas Barman…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1974–1976
    Bella Emberg
    Bella Emberg
    • Traffic Warden in opening creditsas Traffic Warden in opening credits…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1974–1975
    Michael Segal
    Michael Segal
    • Jimas Jim…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1973–1974
    Norman Eshley
    Norman Eshley
    • Normanas Norman…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1974–1976
    Alison Hughes
    • Lindaas Linda…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1974–1976
    Roy Kinnear
    Roy Kinnear
    • Jerryas Jerry
    3 episodes3 eps • 1974–1975
    Kenneth Watson
    • Bank Manageras Bank Manager…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1973–1975
    Daphne Oxenford
    • Chrissy's Motheras Chrissy's Mother…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1973–1976
    Michael Redfern
    • Mikeas Mike…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1973–1975
    Colin McCormack
    • Bernardas Bernard…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1973–1974
    Duncan Lamont
    Duncan Lamont
    • Dr. Macleodas Dr. Macleod…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1973–1974
    Leslie Sands
    • Mr. Trippas Mr. Tripp…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1974–1976
    • Creators
      • Brian Cooke
      • Johnnie Mortimer
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    The morning after a particularly wild party, Chrissy and Jo wake up to find Robin sleeping in their bath. He needs a place to live and they need a flatmate who 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 so they'll go out with him. Further ruining his chances is the dampening presence of landlord George Roper, who lives downstairs with his wife Mildred. —Roseanne Hodge <rosie@ihug.co.nz>
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    • Trivia
      In "One For The Road", it is discovered that Robin's middle name is Oswald. Chrissy points out that his initials spell the word ROT.
    • Connections
      Featured in All Star Comedy Carnival (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      Up to Date
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Johnny Hawksworth

      Performed by The Hawksworth Big Band

      [series theme tune]

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    One of the best 70's sitcoms
    Now the series is 30 years old but it is still funny. I saw it when I was a child and I can still recall the laughters at home. It was the first British tv series thet topped the tv rankings in Spain. And even now, people remember it. Two different situations: upstairs the 3 flat mates, and downstairs the landlord and his wife. The scripts were terrific: both situations fixed perfectly. And what about the actors? all of them were absolutely brilliant, specially my dear Mrs Roper. Oh, yes. Americans made a "remake" that was OK when they copied word by word the original episodes. When they had to create new scripts it became awful and boring. By the way, I always recommend to see any show in its original version, but I must confess that Spanish dubbed version is as good as the original one.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 1973 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ein Mann im Haus
    • Production company
      • Thames Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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