Mrs Thursday (1966)
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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
A Cockney cleaning woman inherits a huge fortune and becomes the head of a multinational company. She must adjust to a new life of wealth while dealing with business and her butler's advice.
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What happens
Mrs Thursday is a British television comedy-drama produced by Associated Television. The series was devised by Ted Willis and featured scripts by Jack Rosenthal. It stars veteran British actress Kathleen Harrison as Alice Thursday, a Cockney charwoman who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a multinational company upon the death of her employer, as well as his Rolls-Royce and Mayfair mansion. Hugh Manning played Richard Hunter, Mrs. Thursday's butler, business advisor, and confidant. Reg Lye played Bill Lee. Three series comprising a total of thirty-eight episodes of Mrs Thursday were produced. Series One (13 episodes) was broadcast between 15 March and 7 June 1966; Series Two (13 episodes) between 27 December 1966 and 20 March 1967; and Series Three (12 episodes) between 5 October and 22 December 1967. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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