'George & Mildred' was the first of two spin-offs from the hugely successful 'Man About The House' ( the other being 'Robin's Nest' ). It saw George and Mildred Roper leave their run-down house at Mydelton Terrace after it is listed for demolition and move into a Surburban house at Peacock Crescent. Their next door neighbours are snobbish estate agent Jeffrey Fourmile ( who was the very man who sold them the house ), his gorgeous wife Ann and their precocious son Tristram. Indeed, much of the humour stems either from the class conflict between Roper and Fourmile or Mildred's attempts to get a foot on the social ladder, only for George to come along and mess things up.
Both Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy were yet again brilliant as the warring Ropers. Norman Eshley ( who appeared three times in 'Man About The House' ) and sexy Sheila Fearn also in their own right were superb, though Nicholas Bond Owen upstaged them all as little Tristram ( remember that hilarious moment where he beat George at poker? ). Avril Elgar and Reginald Marsh surfaced from time to time as Mildred's vain sister Ethel and her hen-pecked husband Humphrey as did Roy Kinnear as George's hapless friend Jerry ( Kinnear later starred with Roper in another Thames show entitled 'The Incredible Mr. Tannner' ). Looked at now, 'George & Mildred' was a kind of hybrid of 'Terry & June' and 'Keeping Up Appearances' and while not especially great was nevertheless harmless fun. In 1980, the obligatory feature film was made but it was not popular with fans or critics ( though I personally preferred it to the series ). A sixth and final series was to be made after the film's release but sadly the project was dropped after Yootha Joyce died from liver failure.
Both Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy were yet again brilliant as the warring Ropers. Norman Eshley ( who appeared three times in 'Man About The House' ) and sexy Sheila Fearn also in their own right were superb, though Nicholas Bond Owen upstaged them all as little Tristram ( remember that hilarious moment where he beat George at poker? ). Avril Elgar and Reginald Marsh surfaced from time to time as Mildred's vain sister Ethel and her hen-pecked husband Humphrey as did Roy Kinnear as George's hapless friend Jerry ( Kinnear later starred with Roper in another Thames show entitled 'The Incredible Mr. Tannner' ). Looked at now, 'George & Mildred' was a kind of hybrid of 'Terry & June' and 'Keeping Up Appearances' and while not especially great was nevertheless harmless fun. In 1980, the obligatory feature film was made but it was not popular with fans or critics ( though I personally preferred it to the series ). A sixth and final series was to be made after the film's release but sadly the project was dropped after Yootha Joyce died from liver failure.