George & Mildred

Surely the best ever British comedy series. I know that people talk about Only Fools and Horses being the best, but for me, this is it. In case anybody doesn't know what it is about, it is basically about a middle-aged married couple who, after having their London home compulsory purchased by the Council, move to Hampton Wick into a posh neighbourhood. The series is basically about Mildred, the sex-starved wife, trying to better herself and George, her work-shy husband, who seems to delight in upsetting their neighbours. Only 5 series were made, due to the death of Yootha Joyce, but I would recommend this to anybody who appreciates genuine British comedy.

Very good comedy actors that do their job very well. Many of the individual scenes are funny.

However, the story lines are very predictable. You can normally guess how the story will develop or end in, about 5 or 10 minutes into episode, which was typical of ITV sitcoms churned out during this time, which were normally second division to those produced by the BBC. I feel sorry for the actors having to act out such weak storylines.

Surprised this went as far as a 5th Series, and probably more if Yootha Joyce had not died in 1980. Nevertheless decent enough period 70s comedy to watch.

Feb 2022

Just watched all these episodes for the first time since i was a kid and i really enjoyed them, i rate them on par with Man about the house, which is the series which introduced us to the Ropers.

So lots of fun.

8.5 out of 10.

I just wanted to give a credit to Norman Eshley. He played the straight man to George Roper, brilliantly.

One of the best British sitcoms of the 70 s and I still enjoy watching it now as I did back then