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Man About the House

  • TV Series
  • 1973–1976
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
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Tony Britton, Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy, 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

  • Creators
    • Brian Cooke
    • Johnnie Mortimer
  • Stars
    • Richard O'Sullivan
    • Paula Wilcox
    • Sally Thomsett
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,891
    988
    • Creators
      • Brian Cooke
      • Johnnie Mortimer
    • Stars
      • Richard O'Sullivan
      • Paula Wilcox
      • Sally Thomsett
    • 24User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

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    Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy, Richard O'Sullivan, Sally Thomsett, and Paula Wilcox in Man About the House (1973)
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    Richard O'Sullivan
    Richard O'Sullivan
    • Robin…
    Paula Wilcox
    Paula Wilcox
    • Chrissy
    Sally Thomsett
    • Jo
    Yootha Joyce
    Yootha Joyce
    • Mildred Roper
    Brian Murphy
    Brian Murphy
    • George Roper
    Doug Fisher
    Doug Fisher
    • Larry
    John Carlin
    • Barman…
    Bella Emberg
    Bella Emberg
    • Traffic Warden in opening credits…
    Michael Segal
    Michael Segal
    • Jim…
    Norman Eshley
    Norman Eshley
    • Norman…
    Alison Hughes
    • Linda…
    Roy Kinnear
    Roy Kinnear
    • Jerry
    Kenneth Watson
    • Bank Manager…
    Daphne Oxenford
    • Chrissy's Mother…
    Michael Redfern
    • Mike…
    Colin McCormack
    • Bernard…
    Duncan Lamont
    Duncan Lamont
    • Dr. Macleod…
    Leslie Sands
    • Mr. Tripp…
    • Creators
      • Brian Cooke
      • Johnnie Mortimer
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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.
    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits in later series show each credit caption against a still image featuring two 'female' objects and one corresponding 'male' object (eg drinks or item of clothing). One still image used features two cooking utensils as the 'female' items and a spanner as the 'male' item. This is ironic given that in the show Robin is a cookery student while Chrissy and Jo are self-confessed terrible cooks.
    • Connections
      Featured in All Star Comedy Carnival (1973)
    • Soundtracks
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      Composed by Johnny Hawksworth

      Performed by The Hawksworth Big Band

      [series theme tune]

    User reviews24

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    UK Original vs. US Copy
    Having lived in both the UK and the US, and watched both the ORIGINAL, "Man About The House", and the US COPY, "Three's Company", I've enjoyed both of them, even now, in 2006.

    I've just been watching M.A.T.H. on Paramount Comedy, and much as I liked Three's Company, I'm finding I laugh out loud more often, at the UK show. I loved the American re-make too, but I guess my British upbringing means I identify with the British humour more.

    It's just one of many UK sitcoms from the 1970's, that US television bought the rights and scripts of, and remade with an American flavour. Most of them became very popular in the US, with few people realising they were copies of original British ideas/scripts. Others I can think of:

    "The Ropers" = "George & Mildred" "Sandford & Son" = "Steptoe & Son" "All In The Family" = "Till Death Do Us Part" "Reggie" = "The Rise & Fall Of Reginal Perrin"

    All were good re-makes.

    Conversely, on the few occasions the British have re-made American comedies, it hasn't worked as well. I'm thinking of UK remakes of "Golden Girls" and "Married With Children" - both British re-makes sucked, big time. In the case of the Married With Children re-make, I think it failed because the whole premise of the show was that it mocked clichéd "US cute family" comedies (it was known as the Anti-Cosby Show by the writers), and such humour didn't translate to a British show about a British family.

    And now it's the 21st Century, and what do we see on NBC? An American re-make of the Golden Globe-winning British comedy, The Office.

    Nothing changes.
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    • Feb 4, 2006

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

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