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Submission declined on 11 October 2024 by Tavantius (talk).
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Comment: The following four sources don't really contribute to notability. If you could find at least 3 newspapers and books covering this, I'll accept it. Tavantius (talk) 18:52, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
| Leave it to Charlie | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, Sitcom |
| Written by | H.V. Kershaw, Barry Hill |
| Directed by | Eric Prytherch |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Derek Hilton |
| Opening theme | Derek Hilton |
| Ending theme | Derek Hilton |
| Composer | Derek Hilton |
| Country of origin | England |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Brian Armstrong, Eric Prytherch |
| Production locations | Bolton, Lancashire |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22, 23, 24 and 25 |
| Production company | ITV Granada |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 13 July 1978 – 25 March 1980 |
Leave it to Charlie was a 1978-1980 Comedy series starring David Roper and Peter Sallis. A young man named Charlie Fisher works at Lancastrian Insurance Company as an agent but he happens to not be the best agent because of his deeds backfiring. The series was produced by ITV Granada, ITV and broadcast from the 13 July 1978 to 25 March 1980.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Charlie Fisher a keen young agent gets a job working for Arthur Simister's business known as Lancastrian Insurance Company in Bolton, Lancashire, England. Although Fisher's benevolent deeds that he does invariably backfire one after another.
Cast
[edit]Main Cast
[edit]- David Roper as Charlie Fisher
- Peter Sallis as Arthur Simister, Alfred Simister
- Gwen Cherrell as Alice Simister
- Sally Kinghorn as Jennifer Padgett
- Jean Heywood as Florence McGee
- David Ross as Harry Hutchins
- John Horsley as Desmond ffolliott
Supporting cast
[edit]- Jeannette Wild as Marigold
- Steven Beard as George Harrop
- Felix Bowness as Newsreader (voice), George, Mechanical Voice (voice), Politician's Voice (voice)
- Robert Gillespie as Sgt. Pickersgill, Sergeant Pickersgill
- Arthur Kelly as Fred Bailey, Cyril Haskins
- Josie Lane as Clarice, Mrs. Philpotts
- Angela Crow as BeryI Butterworth
- Michael Syers as Hiker, Mr. Partridge
- Jane Beaumont as Barmaid
Guest Stars
[edit]- John Cater as Bert
- Philip Jackson as Geoffrey
- John Barrard as Mr. Philpotts
- Roy Barraclough as The Other Alice
- Jeremy Bulloch as Boy
- Anne Reid as Mrs. Hunnicutt
- Bruce Boa as Glenn Rickenbacker
- John Clive as Andy Kirk
Production
[edit]When the series was being filmed series 2 and 3 were commissioned and produced as one 13 part-run, but they were broken into two separate series, 7 of the episodes were part of series 2 and the other 6 episodes were part of series 3.[3]
Episodes
[edit]The series ran for 26 episodes or 4 series that aired on ITV from 13 July 1978 - 25 March 1980.[4][5] The episodes ranged from 22 minute episodes to 23 minute episodes to 24 minute episodes to 25 minute episodes.[6] All 26 episodes of this series are available to watch on TV Brain.[7] The series is also available to watch at the British Film Institute although 5 of the episodes are not in there archive. Some of the episodes can also be found on YouTube as well. Unfortunately Leave it to Charlie has never been released on DVD or on any other physical media platforms.
References
[edit]- ^ "Leave it to Charlie (1978-1980)" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Daily Record 13 July 1978". newspapers.com.
- ^ "Leave it to Charlie (1978-1980)". comedy.co.uk.
- ^ "Leave it to Charlie (1978-1980)" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Daily Mirror 25 March 1980". newspaper.com.
- ^ "Leave it to Charlie (1978-1980)". nostalgiacentral.com. 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Leave it to Charlie (1978-1980)". tvbrain.info.
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