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AFTER HENRY

Programme: After Henry
Broadcast: 1988 - 1992    (ITV LWT)
Episodes: 38 (4 series)
Starring: Prunella Scales, Joan Sanderson, Janine Wood, Jonathan Newth, Peggy Ann Wood
Written by: Simon Brett
Produced by: Peter Frazer-Jones, Bill Shepherd
Directed by: Peter Frazer-Jones, Liddy Oldroyd
Production: Thames Television More info
Synopsis:

Sarah France, a widow of a doctor called Henry, shares her large Edwardian detached house with her daughter, Clare and her mother, Eleanor Prescott. All three women have to cope without Henry.

BSG Review:

Based on a Radio 4 series, this gentle sitcom was well scripted and a hit with audiences. After Henry, despite starring Prunella Scales, isn't going to be remembered as one of the greatest sitcoms which Britain has produced though. It's not particularly ground-breaking or hugely clever, and there certainly haven't been any boundaries pushed. But it's one of those shows that you just can't help liking. Read more

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