Dear Uncle Bill
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dear Uncle Bill |
| Original title | Family affair |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1966 - 1971 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 138 |
| genre | Sitcom |
| idea | Don Fedderson |
| music | Frank De Vol |
| First broadcast | September 12, 1966 ( USA ) on CBS |
| German-language first broadcast |
April 8, 1968 on German television |
| occupation | |
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Dear Uncle Bill (original title: Family Affair ) is an American family series that would be assigned to the sitcom genre today .
The series ran from 1966 to 1971 in 138 episodes on the television station CBS and was included in the regional early-evening programs of German television in Germany from 1968 . The theme tune came from Frank De Vol and gained a reputation of its own. In 2002 there was a remake with Tim Curry as the butler.
From December 1987 the private broadcaster RTL plus repeated all episodes.
action
Bill Davis is a wealthy bachelor. After the death of his brother and sister-in-law, six-year-old twins Buffy and Jody and teenage boy Cissy, who are now orphans, move in with him and mess up his life. Davis' butler Giles French also has all sorts of problems raising the children. Buffy's doll, Mrs. Beasley, also plays an important role and has to be carried around at all times. It happens very often, however, that Mrs. Beasley is misplaced and a feverish search of the whole "family" ensues.
Web links
- Family Affair in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- TV nostalgia: Dear Uncle Bill
- Series guide - Dear Uncle Bill
Individual evidence
- ↑ German Broadcasting Archive online , accessed on December 30, 2010
- ↑ Description of the plot on fernsehserien.de accessed on January 1, 2011
- ↑ Description of the plot on steffi-line.de accessed on January 1, 2011