Time to get our teeth into another straight spin-off. It’s a significant one at that. The final of the ITC/EMI/Hammer spin-offs of ITV sitcoms, which many credit as the death of the genre altogether. That’s right, it is the 1980 big-screen adaptation of the long-running sitcom that in itself was a spin-off. George and Mildred.

Long-time listeners will know that in the first series, Rob and Guy were pleasantly surprised by Man About the House...if not the movie, the sitcom itself. So there’s every chance that George and Mildred could follow suit. As we always end up repeating, this show is all about expectations, which would obviously be on the floor with the reputation this film has preceding it. So things could only look up, right?….RIGHT?!

Joining us to find out is comedian Alison Dennison, so committed to the G&M cause she’d already watched every episode ever made in preparation. With attention to detail like this, episode two of series six would prove to be one of the best we’d ever made. A tale of comedy and tragedy, life and death, both metaphorical and literal. Join us for George and Mildred!

George and Mildred Opening theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0ygWHpvoFE

Best of George Roper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2YQtqXTktY

George and Mildred Last Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE-3utPaAdU

George and Mildred Movie in Full

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAaNz1DW1DY

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S06 E02 - George & Mildred (w/ Alison Dennison)