Solo

TV Series
1981–1982
30m

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Gemma Palmer, a woman who changes her life after discovering her live-in boyfriend has had an affair. Excerpt from WikipediaGemma Palmer, a woman who changes her life after discovering her live-in boyfriend has had an affair. Excerpt from WikipediaGemma Palmer, a woman who changes her life after discovering her live-in boyfriend has had an affair. Excerpt from Wikipedia

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Felicity Kendal

Gemma

• 1981–1982

Elspet Gray

Mrs Palmer

• 1981–1982

Stephen Moore

Danny

• 1981–1982

Michael Howe

Sebastian…

• 1982

Debbie Wheeler

Josie

• 1981

Stella Goodier

Bernadette

• 1981

Belinda Mayne

Rosie

• 1982

Sarah Bullen

Julia

• 1981–1982

David Rintoul

• 1982

Gillian Royale

The Lady Upstairs…

• 1981–1982

Norma Ronald

Funeral Voice…

• 1982

Sally Grace

Radio Voice…

• 1982

Elizabeth Proud

Funeral Voice…

• 1982

Josie Kidd

Mrs Dean

• 1981

David Tate

Radio Voice…

• 1982

John Abineri

Mr Williams

• 1981

Geoffrey Matthews

Funeral Voice…

• 1982

Peter Howitt

Raif

• 1982

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veronicadellagissi

Fun Britcom about single women in the 80's

Rather Mary Tyler Moore-ish, this Britcom follows the path of Gemma as she lives her life as a single woman, not too eager to marry longtime boyfriend, even the really dishy guy. The requisite mother who thinks a woman is nothing without a man is played not too tiresomely by Elspet Gray. Catch these if you can for a refreshing slice of 80's life.

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remarkable

Kendal and the others take the most minimal material and, almost rather like a sanitized Jack Kerouac, produce comments on life, the universe and everything from an initially mundane surrounding (but obviously in a more buoyant sense than Beat Generation writers). Where some would consider SOLO uneventful, I see it as simply understated - too much for the contemporary short attention span, perhaps.

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The first series of Solo was placed in a post-watershed timeslot, with each edition being scheduled to start between 9:00-9:10pm.

Despite the late start, it did well in the ratings. The first edition didn't make the National Top 20, and ratings are unavailable for the second and third weeks, but the fourth episode was joint 12th in the charts with 14 million viewers.

The fifth episode was joint 10th with 14.8 million, while the sixth episode was 13th with an audience of 14.25 million.