Honey for Tea
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| Honey for Tea | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Starring | Felicity Kendal Nigel Le Vaillant Leslie Phillips Patrick McCollough Caroline Harker |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC1 |
| Original run | 13 March 1994 – 24 April 1994 |
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| IMDb profile | |
Honey for Tea was a short-lived British sitcom starring Felicity Kendal that aired for one series in 1994. It was written by Michael Aitkens, who had also written episodes of Waiting for God. Kendal had previously starred in The Good Life, Solo and The Mistress. It is not currently available on DVD.
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[edit] Cast
- Felicity Kendal - Nancy Belasco
- Nigel Le Vaillant - Prof. Simon Latimer
- Leslie Phillips - Sir Dickie Hobhouse
- Patrick McCollough - Jake Belasco
- Caroline Harker - The Hon. Lucy Courtney
- Alan David - Dr. Basil Quinn
- Tess Dignan - Jill McSweeney
- Crispin Bonham-Carter - Charlie Chadwick
- Helena Little - Prof. Debbie Newman
- Brenda Bruce - Mary Harris
- Bernard Lawrence - Lord St Clair
- April Walker - Lady St Clair
[edit] Plot
On the death of her husband Harry, a Los Angeles businessman, American Nancy Belasco and her son Jake are insolvent. Much of his money is invested in St Maud's College at Cambridge University, a university he loved. So Nancy, who was born in Cambridge as the child of a GI bride, and Jake decide to go and live in Cambridge. She soon gets a job as an assistant bursar, while Jake enroles at the college and gets involved with the Hon. Lucy Courtney. The Master of the College is Sir Dickie Hobhouse.
[edit] Episodes
- Episode One (13 Mar 94)
- Episode Two (20 Mar 94)
- Episode Three (27 Mar 94)
- Episode Four (3 Apr 94)
- Episode Five (10 Apr 94)
- Episode Six (17 Apr 94)
- Episode Seven (24 Apr 94)
[edit] References
- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
- British TV Comedy Guide for Honey for Tea
