Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestEveryone Andy knows is urging him to do something special for his and Flo's 25th anniversary, but he's not bothered about it, even when all of the bill collectors forfeit this month's payments so that he has the money to really celebrate, but he refuses. He takes Flo to the pub, where she gets so angry that she jumps into the river at low tide.
Andy Capp is a British sitcom based on the cartoon Andy Capp. It starred James Bolam and ran for one series in 1988. It was written by Keith Waterhouse. Unusually, for a sitcom, there was no studio audience during the filming of Andy Capp. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. Andy Capp is a slothful man from Hartlepool, whose life consists of drinking, sleeping, watching TV, betting, going to the pub and occasionally playing football. His wife, Flo, is constantly annoyed by her lazy husband and frequently uses a rolling pin as a weapon.
Acting
James Bolam commits to sloth like it's Shakespeare
Production
No laugh track lets the bleakness breathe
Creator
Reg Smythe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reg Smythe created the Andy Capp cartoon in 1957 and insisted on creative control until his death, making this one of few adaptations he personally approved.
The no-audience choice was radical for 1988 British sitcoms — only preceded by The Likely Lads, which also starred Bolam, suggesting this was his personal crusade against canned laughter.
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