Some Mothers was one of the most loved sitcoms of the seventies and one of the funniest comedies ever made. Think of Harold Lloyd in seventies London with a long suffering wife and this is what the show is like.
Some Mothers concerns the misadventures of a man in his late twenties, Frank Spencer, a gormless, unemployable idiot who is a walking disaster area. Spencer is completely inept and it's a miracle anyone could marry him and Michelle Dotrice takes an excellent role as his wife Betty.
It's a credit to Michael Crawford that this sitcom was so good with every episode being a classic. My favourite is RAF Reunion, apparently Frank was in the RAF for three days before being forced to leave, where Frank turns up at his local RAF Club for the annual reunion, passes out after a few drinks and dreams of his RAF career. This being Frank Spencer it turns out to be a total disaster where he wrecks a gym, reduces an officer( played brilliantly by Fulton Mackay)to a nervous wreck, before being discharged and waking up in the club again. Other classics you must see are The Driving Test and the 1974 Christmas Special where Frank wrecks his church's nativity play. Also the stunts are made more authentic as Michael Crawford did them himself.
The seventies were a golden era for BBC comedy and Some Mothers was one of the best.
Some Mothers concerns the misadventures of a man in his late twenties, Frank Spencer, a gormless, unemployable idiot who is a walking disaster area. Spencer is completely inept and it's a miracle anyone could marry him and Michelle Dotrice takes an excellent role as his wife Betty.
It's a credit to Michael Crawford that this sitcom was so good with every episode being a classic. My favourite is RAF Reunion, apparently Frank was in the RAF for three days before being forced to leave, where Frank turns up at his local RAF Club for the annual reunion, passes out after a few drinks and dreams of his RAF career. This being Frank Spencer it turns out to be a total disaster where he wrecks a gym, reduces an officer( played brilliantly by Fulton Mackay)to a nervous wreck, before being discharged and waking up in the club again. Other classics you must see are The Driving Test and the 1974 Christmas Special where Frank wrecks his church's nativity play. Also the stunts are made more authentic as Michael Crawford did them himself.
The seventies were a golden era for BBC comedy and Some Mothers was one of the best.