A Bit of a Do (1989)

Genre

drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 13 episodes

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The series follows two families in a Yorkshire town as their lives intertwine at different social events. It begins with a wedding where an affair starts between two guests, and the aftermath affects both families.

britishcomedy-dramaensembledsociallightheartednostalgicobservationalmildly dramatic

What happens

A Bit of a Do is a British comedy-drama series based on the books by David Nobbs. The show starred David Jason and Gwen Taylor. It was produced by Yorkshire Television for two series and thirteen episodes and aired on the ITV network between 13 January and 1 December 1989. The show was set in a fictional Yorkshire town. Each episode took place at a different social function and followed the changing lives of two families, the working-class Simcocks (David Jason, Gwen Taylor, David Thewlis and Wayne Foskett) and the middle-class Rodenhursts (Nicola Pagett, Paul Chapman, Sarah-Jane Holm and Nigel Hastings), together with their respective friends, Rodney and Betty Sillitoe (Tim Wylton and Stephanie Cole), and Neville Badger (Michael Jayston). The series begins with the wedding of Ted and Rita Simcock's son Paul to Laurence and Liz Rodenhurst's daughter Jenny, an event at which Ted and Liz begin an affair. The subsequent fallout from this affair forms the basis for most of the first series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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