Winning Widows (1961)
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- United Kingdom
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The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two widowed sisters move in together and navigate their new shared life in 1960s England. The series follows their everyday adventures and the quirks of cohabitation.
lightheartedgentle comedywhimsicalwarmdry humornostalgiclow-stakes
What happens
Winning Widows is a British television sitcom which first aired on ITV between 1961 and 1962. It stars Peggy Mount and Avice Landone as Martha and Mildred, two widowed sisters who move in together. Other actors who appeared in the series include Thorley Walters, Carole Shelley, Anthony Sagar, Willoughby Goddard, Harold Goodwin, Hugh Paddick, John Junkin, Davy Kaye, Barbara Hicks, Graham Stark, Joe Melia, Ronnie Stevens, Anneke Wills and Bernard Cribbins. Only two of the thirteen episodes are known to survive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Two of a Kind (1961)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.