A Kind of Living is a British television sitcom series which aired between 19 February 1988[1] and 17 June 1990,[2] starring actor Richard Griffiths, who played the role of Trevor Beasley. The show was made for the ITV network by Central Independent Television production.

A Kind of Living
GenreComedy
Written byPaul Makin
Directed byPaul Harrison
StarringRichard Griffiths
Frances de la Tour
Tim Healy
Anita Carey
Christopher Rothwell
C.J. Allen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerGlen Cardno
Production locationsLondon, England
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCentral Independent Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release19 February 1988 (1988-02-19) –
17 June 1990 (1990-06-17)

Plot edit

Cast edit

Character Actor
Trevor Beasley Richard Griffiths
Carol Beasley Frances de la Tour (Series 1–2)
Brian Thompson Tim Healy
Linda Bennett Anita Carey (Series 3)
Robert Beasley Christopher Rothwell
Ken Dixon C.J. Allen
Baby Joe Luke Freeman (Series 3)

Episodes edit

26 episodes were aired over 3 series.

Series No. of episodes Original broadcast
Series premiere Series finale
Series 1 6 19 February 1988 25 March 1988
Series 2 7 11 November 1988 23 December 1988
Series 3 13 25 March 1990 17 June 1990

References edit

  1. ^ "A Kind of Living [19/02/88]". bfi.org. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ^ "A Kind of Living [19/08/90]". bfi.org. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

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