30 minSeason 6 • Episode 13
LatestWhen Sid discovers why Jean is sulking and Sally and Mike won't talk to him, he goes to the pub with Trevor where they devise a plan to set things right.
Bless this house is a British sitcom starring Sid James and Diana Coupland that aired on ITV from the 2nd February 1971 to the 22nd April 1976. It was written by Derek Collyer, David Comming, B.C. Cummins, Harry Driver, George Evans, Dave Freeman, Carla Lane, Brian Platt, Vince Powell, Adele Rose, Mike Sharland, Bernie Sharp, Myra Taylor, Jon Watkins and Lawrie Wyman. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. In 2004, Bless this house came 67th in Britain's best sitcom.
Acting
Sid James's beleaguered everyman — his most restrained chaos.
Writing
Carla Lane's early episodes hint at the feminist voice to come.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bless This House was ITV's deliberate answer to the BBC's Steptoe and Son — trading Harold Steptoe's poetry of failure for Sid Abbott's comfortable complaint.
The 1972 film version was meant to launch a franchise but flopped; it now survives as a time-capsule of '70s British cinema's desperation.
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