For the Love of Ada (1970)
- Genre
- sitcom
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 4 seasons, 28 episodes
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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 widowed woman in her later years begins a romance with a cemetery gravedigger. Her daughter disapproves, and her son-in-law feels awkward, but the couple's sweet connection grows despite the family's fuss.
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What happens
For the Love of Ada is an ITV sitcom that ran for 27 episodes across four series between April 1970 and December 1971. It centres on a gentle romance between two pensioners, a theme uncommon in British sitcoms of the time. Created by Vince Powell and Harry Driver, the sitcom starred Irene Handl as the widowed Ada Cresswell and Wilfred Pickles as Walter Bingley, a gentle, working-class cemetery gravedigger with whom she gradually falls in love. Ada shares a home with her sharp-tongued daughter Ruth Pollitt (Barbara Mitchell) and her well-meaning but often flustered son-in-law Leslie (Jack Smethurst). Much of the humour in the early episodes derives from Ruth’s disapproval and Leslie’s awkwardness as they attempt to adjust to Ada’s blossoming late-life romance. The series gently explores themes of companionship, ageing, and the generational divide, while maintaining a light, character-driven style. The series, produced by Ronnie Baxter for Thames Television, was filmed in colour using a multi-camera studio setup, with episodes running 25 to 30 minutes. It notably dispensed with traditional title sequences, opting instead for opening credits superimposed over live scenes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Detectorists (2014)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.