Man About the House
- TV Series
- 1973–1976
- 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.6K
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Sitcom exploring the trials and tribulations created by one man and two women flat-sharing in the 70s.Sitcom exploring the trials and tribulations created by one man and two women flat-sharing in the 70s.Sitcom exploring the trials and tribulations created by one man and two women flat-sharing in the 70s.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations
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Did you know
- TriviaWriters Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer were inspired to create Man About The House after noticing increasing numbers of advertisements in the London press for flatmates of either gender - until the early 1970s it was usual for flatsharing households to be all male or all female.
- Crazy creditsThe closing credits in later series show each credit caption against a still image featuring two 'female' objects and one corresponding 'male' object (eg drinks or item of clothing). One still image used features two cooking utensils as the 'female' items and a spanner as the 'male' item. This is ironic given that in the show Robin is a cookery student while Chrissy and Jo are self-confessed terrible cooks.
- ConnectionsFeatured in All Star Comedy Carnival (1973)
- SoundtracksUp to Date
(uncredited)
Composed by Johnny Hawksworth
Performed by The Hawksworth Big Band
[series theme tune]
Featured review
One of THE comedies of the 1970's. Also has the best signature tune of any comedy show. The story is about three people sharing a flat living above their landlords George and Mildred. The comedy rests on the mix of the people sharing. A man and two women. Richard O' Sullivan is besotted with Paula Wilcox. Its played in a gentle and not a leering way which is why this show was such a success.
The scripts and the stars were always giving the best performances and Richard's frustrated love life was shown with a relaxed charm. The end titles contained visual jokes which went unnoticed in the early 1970's but concerned the flat sharers living arrangements.
The scripts and the stars were always giving the best performances and Richard's frustrated love life was shown with a relaxed charm. The end titles contained visual jokes which went unnoticed in the early 1970's but concerned the flat sharers living arrangements.
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- Also known as
- Ein Mann im Haus
- Filming locations
- Alma Square, St John's Wood, London, England, UK(exterior: George and Mildred's house where in the flat is rented.)
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