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You Rang, M'Lord?
You Rang, M'Lord? is a British comedy series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi-de-Hi! It was broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC. The show was a comedy set in the house of an aristocratic family in the 1920s, contrasting the upper-class family and their servants in a house in London, along the same lines as the popular drama Upstairs, Downstairs. The series featured many actors who had also appeared in their earlier series, notably Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland and Su Pollard, all of whom had previously been in Perry and Croft's holiday camp sitcom, Hi-de-Hi!. Also featured were Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles from Perry and Croft's It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and Bill Pertwee and occasionally Frank Williams from Dad's Army. The memorable 1920s-style theme tune was sung by Bob Monkhouse.
- Created by:
- Jimmy Perry, David Croft
- Cast:
- Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland, Su Pollard, Donald Hewlett
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- BBC One
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Season 3
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.3Please Help the Orphans
1991-11-10 · 50mAlf is being pestered by Mrs. Lipton to finalise his divorce so he gets an old friend to agree to pose as Mrs. Stokes. Meanwhile, he has a brainwave to make some money by fooling Mrs. Lipton into baking some cakes, which she thinks are destined for the local orphanage...
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.3Current Affairs
1991-11-17 · 50mAlf continues to supply the Sunshine Pantry with Mrs. Lipton's cakes. Myrtle pays a visit to the house posing as Mrs. Stokes but can she persuade Mrs. Lipton?...
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.7Mrs. Lipton's Nasty Turn
1991-11-24 · 50mHaving discovered Alf's deception and broken his Lordship's crockery in a fit of anger, Mrs. Lipton is left wondering if she still has a job. On a visit to the Sunshine Pantry, Ivy discovers the truth about Miss Potter's cherry cake...
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.3Meet the Workers
1991-12-01 · 50mMiss Poppy annonces her engagement to Dickie Metcalfe but Alf smells a rat! Lord Meldrum is convinced that he must learn more about the lower classes before he can join the board of governors at the BBC and so he invites his factory workers to dinner and serves them fish and chips...
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.5Gretna Green or Bust
1991-12-08 · 50mMiss Poppy and Dickie Metcalfe decide to marry and elope to Gretna Green, the rest of the household set off in hot persuit in an attempt to stop them...
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.0The Night of Reckoning
1991-12-15 · 50mTwelvetrees gets an offer to be butler for Sir Ralph and Lady Agatha. Mabel is on the verge of being evicted from her home. Meanwhile, Alf comes up with a drastic solution to Teddy's problem...
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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.8A Day in the Country
1991-12-22 · 50mLord Meldrum decides he is going to treat the servants to a picnic in the country. Nobody is surprised however, that upon their arrival at Peabody Hall, Sir Ralph and Lady Agatha are there too...
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Paul Shane
Alf Stokes
Jeffrey Holland
James Twelvetrees
Su Pollard
Ivy Stokes
Donald Hewlett
George Meldrum
Michael Knowles
Edward "Teddy" Meldrum
Bill Pertwee
Constable Wilson
Brenda Cowling
Blanche Lipton
Susie Brann
Poppy Meldrum
Catherine Rabett
Cecily "Cissy" Meldrum
Perry Benson
Henry Livingstone