Young at Heart is a British independent television sitcom that was broadcast between 1980 and 1982. Starring John Mills and Megs Jenkins the series was about a married couple, Albert and Ethel Collyer, after Albert's enforced retirement at age 65 from his 50 years as a pottery worker. Although Mills had performed in comedy prior to this, Young at Heart was his first leading role in a sitcom.[1][2]
| Young at Heart | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Vince Powell |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Stuart Allen |
| Production company | ATV |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 14 April 1980 – 5 November 1982 |
The series was devised and written by Vince Powell. A pilot episode was broadcast in 1977 and three full series of five, seven and six episodes respectively were broadcast each year from 1980.[2][3]
Filming was at the ATV studios in Elstree, London and on location in Stoke-on-Trent.[4]
As well as starring Mills also sang the show's theme song.[2]
Cast edit
- John Mills as Albert Collyer
- Megs Jenkins as Ethel Collyer
- David Neilson as Norman Charlton and Carol Leader as Barbara Charlton, the Collyer's next door neighbours (series 1 and 2)
References edit
- ^ "Obituary: Sir John Mills". BBC News. 23 April 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Young at Heart (TV Series)". Artist Direct. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Walker, Craig (2009). On The Buses: The Complete Story. p. 1984. ISBN 9781907792168.
- ^ "Street star recalls being cast as a Potteries man". This is Staffordshire. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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