Come Back Mrs Noah
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| Come Back Mrs Noah | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Starring | Mollie Sugden Ian Lavender Donald Hewlett Michael Knowles Gorden Kaye |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC |
| Original run | 13 December 1977 – 14 August 1978 |
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Come Back Mrs Noah was a short-lived British sitcom starring Mollie Sugden and Ian Lavender. It aired for a pilot and one series from 1977 to 1978. It was written by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, who had also written Are You Being Served?, which had also starred Mollie Sugden. Come Back Mrs Noah was not a success, with some regarding it as one of the worst British sitcoms ever made[1]. It is not currently available on DVD.
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[edit] Cast
- Mollie Sugden - Mrs Gertrude Noah
- Ian Lavender - Clive Cunliffe
- Donald Hewlett - Carstairs
- Michael Knowles - Fanshaw
- Gorden Kaye - TV Presenter
- Tim Barrett - Garfield Hawk
- Joe Black - Garstang
- Ann Michelle - Scarth Dare
- Jennifer Lonsdale - Technician
Amongst those making guest appearances were Robert Gillespie, Diana King, Kenneth MacDonald, Norman Mitchell, Harold Bennett, Vicki Michelle and Christopher Mitchell.
[edit] Plot
In 2050, a British housewife called Gertrude Noah won a cookery competition, and the prize was a tour of Britannia Seven, the UK's new Space Exploration Vehicle. In the pilot episode, the craft was accidentally sent blasting off into space with Mrs Noah and a small crew on it. The series then centred on efforts to bring Mrs Noah back down to Earth. The news bulletins on Earth, read by Gorden Kaye, provided what some say were the funniest lines in the programme, revealing countries like the USA and Germany had to turn to Britain, the most successful nation on Earth, for help.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Pilot (1977)
- Come Back Mrs Noah (13 Dec 77)
[edit] Series One (1978)
- In Orbit (17 Jul 78)
- To the Rescue (24 Jul 78)
- Who Goes Home? (31 Jul 78)
- The Housing Problem (7 Aug 78)
- The Last Chance (14 Aug 78)
[edit] Other countries
Come Back Mrs Noah was also shown in the Netherlands, starting on 30 June 1979. It was also aired in Australia.
[edit] References
- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
- British TV Comedy Guide for Come Back Mrs Noah
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "BBC Comedy Guide", BBC.
