For Richer...For Poorer: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Bingo99 (talk | contribs)
Creating Entry
 
corrected formatting, stub'd
Line 1: Line 1:
''For Richer...For Poorer'' was a 1975 [[BBC]] television pilot starring [[Harry H Corbett]] as Bert, a union shop-steward who worships Stalin and has dreams of becoming a major politician.
'''''For Richer...For Poorer''''' was a 1975 [[BBC]] television pilot starring [[Harry H Corbett]] as Bert, a union shop-steward who worships Stalin and has dreams of becoming a major politician.


Part of a comedy playhouse season, it was written by [[Johnny Speight]] and produced by [[Dennis Main Wilson]], the same team behind [[Til Death Us Do Part]]. Bert was seen as the left-wing equivalent of [[Alf Garnett]]. The link being its title is also part of wedding vows.
Part of a comedy playhouse season, it was written by [[Johnny Speight]] and produced by [[Dennis Main Wilson]], the same team behind [[Til Death Us Do Part]]. Bert was seen as the left-wing equivalent of [[Alf Garnett]]. The link being its title is also part of wedding vows.
Line 12: Line 12:
*[http://www.memorabletv.com/bff3.htm Memorable TV on For Richer...For Poorer]
*[http://www.memorabletv.com/bff3.htm Memorable TV on For Richer...For Poorer]


{{UK-tv-stub}}
[[Category:Til Death Us Do Part| ]]
[[Category:Til Death Us Do Part| ]]
[[Category:BBC television sitcoms]]
[[Category:BBC television sitcoms]]

Revision as of 18:01, 10 February 2007

For Richer...For Poorer was a 1975 BBC television pilot starring Harry H Corbett as Bert, a union shop-steward who worships Stalin and has dreams of becoming a major politician.

Part of a comedy playhouse season, it was written by Johnny Speight and produced by Dennis Main Wilson, the same team behind Til Death Us Do Part. Bert was seen as the left-wing equivalent of Alf Garnett. The link being its title is also part of wedding vows.

This one-off was broadcast on a wednesday at 9.25pm on BBC1, on the 25th June 1975.

The show is missing from the television archives.

External links