September Song was a British bittersweet comedy-drama series, originally broadcast on the ITV channel in the United Kingdom. The drama unfolded over three series broadcast from 1 March 1993 to 21 March 1995 and starred comedian and actor Russ Abbot,[1][2] in one of his first 'straight' television roles, as recently widowed ex-teacher Ted Fenwick, opposite Michael Williams[3] as Billy Balsam, an old school comedian and performer and longtime friend of Ted.
| September Song | |
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| Written by |
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| Directed by |
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| Starring | Russ Abbott Michael Williams |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 1 March 1993 – 21 March 1995 |
Cast edit
- Russ Abbott as Ted Fenwick
- Michael Williams as Billy Balsam
- Michael Angelis as Arnie
- Susan Brown as Cilla
- Diana Quick as Katherine Hillyard
- Rebecca Callard as Vicky
- Frank Windsor as Cyril Wendage
- Diane Keen as Connie French
- Tenniel Evans as Sir Edward Parkinson-Lewis
- Eileen Page as Lady Emily Parkinson-Lewis
- Matt Patresi as Tom Walker
- George Savvides as Yannis Alexiou
Episodes edit
Series overview edit
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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| 1 | 1 March 1993 | 5 April 1993 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 March 1994 | 13 April 1994 | 7 |
| 3 | 31 January 1995 | 21 March 1995 | 7 |
Series 1 (1993) edit
- Episode 1–1 March 1993
- Episode 2–8 March 1993
- Episode 3–15 March 1993
- Episode 4–22 March 1993
- Episode 5–29 March 1993
- Episode 6–5 April 1993
Series 2 (1994) edit
- Episode 1–1 March 1994
- Episode 2–8 March 1994
- Episode 3–15 March 1994
- Episode 4–22 March 1994
- Episode 5–30 March 1994
- Episode 6–6 April 1994
- Episode 7–13 April 1994
Series 3 (1995) edit
- Episode 1–31 January 1995
- Episode 2–7 February 1995
- Episode 3–14 February 1995
- Episode 4–28 February 1995
- Episode 5–7 March 1995
- Episode 6–14 March 1995
- Episode 7–21 March 1995
References edit
- ^ Interview with Russ Abbott concerning his transition from light-entertainment performer to serious acting roles, including 'September Song'. Published in The Stage, 26 May 2005. https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2005/force-of-abbot-russ-abbot/
- ^ "From top to Bottom". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ Michael Williams' Obituary at BBC News - Including mention of his critically acclaimed role in 'September Song' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/459290.stm
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